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Rosatom Delivered Reactor Island Equipment for Power Unit No. 4, Xudapu NPP, China Rosatom, PUBLISHED 30.11.2024 Rosatom's Machine Building Division enterprises in St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk manufactured and shipped the primary equipment for the nuclear island, power unit No. 4, Xudapu NPP. Rosatom is contributing to the construction of the Russian-designed nuclear island in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Izhora Factory in St. Petersburg delivered a pressurizer for the VVER-1200 nuclear reactor. The 186-ton pressurizer is a critical component of the reactor island. It maintains pressure in the primary circuit. The pressurizer will be shipped to China by rail and sea. Petrozavodskmash in Karelia shipped the first of four reactor coolant pump casings. The total weight of the assembly is 48 tons. The pump will be installed in the reactor island of power unit No. 4, Xudapu NPP to circulate the coolant in the primary circuit. The products have successfully passed every acceptance test and are compliant with the strict quality requirements for nuclear power facilities. The Chinese colleagues supervised the tests. Other news: WANO appoints Jose Gago as its new Chair Effective on 1 March 2025. 415 nuclear units are operating in the world 63 units are under construction. Six reactors with a capacity of 55 MW each. |
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