A 50-tonne capacity bridge crane for the second unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is ready for shipment from the Russian port of Novorossiysk, said Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear agency.
Earlier, modern electric gantry cranes with lifting capacities of 16 and 32 tonnes were delivered to the port.
The equipment was manufactured in Russia and will be used for loading and unloading operations at the Rooppur project.
Before shipment, the specialists of the Rosatom Engineering Division and VPO ZAES conducted a thorough inspection of all the components to ensure compliance with high quality and safety standards
âWe adhere to high quality and reliability standards. The supply of equipment to Rooppur NPP confirms the company's ability to perform complex tasks in the framework of international projects,â said Vladimir Popov, Deputy General Director of Atomenergoremont.
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Atomenergoremont is a part of Rosenergoatom's management circuit, Electric Power Division of Rosatom State Corporation is the main specialized maintenance company of the Russian nuclear industry and acts as General Contractor for maintenance and repair of equipment of nuclear power plants and other industrial and energy enterprises.
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The plant will host two units each of 1,200Mwe capacity with 3+ generation VVER 1200 reactors. The first unit is getting ready for fuel loading and subsequent start-up in the near future, said Rosatom.