Equipment for Belarusian nuclear reactors will be delivered in time

Reactor shells and other equipment for nuclear reactors to be used at the Belarusian nuclear power plant will be manufactured and delivered in time, Atomenergomash Director General Andrei Nikipelov has said at the international industrial forum ATOMEXPO 2013 in Saint Petersburg on 26 June, BelTA has learnt.

According to Andrei Nikipelov, there are no obstacles to produce this equipment. “Our capacities allow fulfilling orders for more than two power generating units per year; therefore, we are absolutely sure that we will be able to manufacture this equipment. The production has already kicked off; everything goes as planned. We expect that all the equipment will be made and delivered in time,” he said.

The cast and forged details for the Belarusian reactors are manufactured in Ukraine by the Kramatorsk-based Energomashspetsstal company. The company is ready to make any major forged detail for the nuclear power plant. Energomashspetsstal supplies its produce for the world’s industry leaders; its production is certified in compliance with international standards. The further works, like mechanical treatment, welding and installation of the equipment will be done by the Volgodonsk subsidiary of the company AEM-Technology. “We have developed a complete production chain of this equipment, from design documentation to actual production and delivery. I can assure that Belarusian reactors will be delivered to the construction site in time,” the Atomenergomash Director General said.

AEM-Technology is affiliated with Atomenergomash and runs two production facilities, one in Petrozavodsk and one in Volgodonsk. The Petrozavodsk subsidiary can produce reactor shells and steam generators within the shortest period of time. The first deliveries of steam generator shells have already been made. “We have invested handsomely in capacity building. All the equipment is in an excellent condition; we are staffed by very experienced professionals; it is an extremely vibrant company that fulfils very serious contracts,” Andrei Nikipelov said.

A Russian design was chosen to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus. The design meets all the requirements of the national legislation and recommendations of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Belarusian nuclear station’s design stems from the AES-2006 design developed by the Saint Petersburg-based institute Atomenergoproject. The AES-2006 design is used to build the second Leningrad nuclear power plant and the Baltic nuclear power plant. It is a three-plus generation design according to international classification. The Belarusian nuclear power plant will have two power-generating units with the total output capacity up to 2,400MW. The first one is scheduled to go online in 2018.