23 April 2010

Press release of JSC Atomstroyexport controlled by State Nuclear Energy Corporation “Rosatom”

Trial loading of the first dummy fuel assembly has been carried out at NPP Kudankulam

On April 23, 2010 a trial loading of the first dummy fuel assembly was carried out into the reactor of Unit 1 of NPP Kudankulam being constructed by JSC Atomstroyexport in India. This is another key event in project implementation of the atomic plant in India, which marks the completion of the whole stage of process operations on NPP Kudankulam reactor facilities flushing and the transfer to assembly operations of the reactor with its further preparation for the stage of pressure tests and the first unit systems circulation flushing.

In addition to the reactor facility works under the technical support of JSC Atomstroyexport commissioning and start-up works of other systems of the unit and putting them into operation at NPP Kudankulam are being implemented on a large scale. Cooling water systems of responsible consumers, ventilation cooling and climate control systems in the unit’s rooms including containment volume are tested and being consistently put in operation.

The commissioning of electric auxiliaries control systems of power unit 1 at NPP Kudankulam according to the design layout is going to be completed. Monitoring and control of electric auxiliaries elements of Unit 1 is carried out from the block control unit (center).

Turbine generator of Unit 1 at NPP Kudankulam is put to a statutory scrolling from the turning gear device under the design layout. Flushing operations in generator shaft sealing system are going to be completed. Start-up and stand-by boiler assembly is being prepared for secondary coolant circuit pipes blowdown.

The first circulation pump is successfully tested.

Reference. On the basis of Intergovernmental Agreement JSC Atomstroyexport (JSC ASE) is implementing the works on the first stage construction of NPP Kudankulam in India. Scope of JSC ASE obligations includes: elaboration of detail design and working documentation, field supervision, equipment and materials supply from Russia and third countries, technical support during NPP assembling/erection/installation and putting in operation, operation and maintenance personnel training in Russia. The Customer – Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited – is in charge of construction, erection and commissioning works at NPP site as well as putting the plant in operation.

State Nuclear Energy Corporation “Rosatom” (State Corporation “Rosatom”) unites more than 270 enterprises and scientific organizations including all civil companies of the Russian atomic industry, enterprises of nuclear arms complex and the only atomic ice-breaker fleet in the world. State Corporation “Rosatom” is the largest generative company in Russia, which ensures more than 40% of energy in the European part of the country. Rosatom has a leading position on the world market of atomic technologies, it ranks first in the world in the quantity of NPP being simultaneously built abroad, it ranks second in the world in uranium reserves, it ranks fourth in the world in nuclear power generation, and it ranks fifth in the world in production rate; Rosatom ensures 40% of the world service market on uranium enrichment and 17% of nuclear fuel market. General Director of State Corporation “Rosatom” is Sergey Kirienko.

Atomstroyexport JSC (ASE JSC) is a leading Russian engineering company of State Corporation “Rosatom”  on construction of nuclear power facilities abroad. At present, “Atomstroyexport”  is the Company implementing construction contracts, including “turn- key” ones,  for five nuclear power units abroad simultaneously, and, besides, the only enterprise of such profile possessing NPP reference units of new generation (Tianwan NPP in China). JSC ASE rests upon ŕ semicentennial experience of the Russian nuclear power  industry, state-of-art management and innovation technologies that gives an opportunity to the Company to implement equally large-scale and unique projects charged to it in the framework of bilateral intergovernmental agreements, as well as a result of triumph in open international biddings.

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