Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear energy corporation engaged in the RNPP project, said that even as Bangladesh is expecting its first burst of nuclear energy in the coming years, the manufacture of various machineries and equipment needed for the plant is going on in full swing in Russia. In fact some have already reached Bangladesh.

“Some of them have already reached Bangladesh, some have been shipped and others are still in the manufacturing process,” it said.

It informed that lower semi-vessel of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of Unit 1 (1200 MW) has been assembled at the Volgodonsk Branch of AEM-technology under Atommash, a part of the Engineering Division of Rosatom-Atomenergomash.

The reactor represents a vertical cylindrical body with elliptic bottom with the Core and other equipment inside it. In the upper part of the vessel there are nozzles for coolant supply and removal, and also nozzles for emergency coolant supply in case of circuit depressurization.

On the other hand, ZiO-Podolsk, another division of Atomenergomash, has manufactured and shipped from Russia the first lot of the turbine hall equipment – the moisture separator reheaters (MSR).

An MSR is a vertical equipment consisting of three parts in one body. It is a part of the turbine plant steam regeneration system.

“Total weight of the shipped products is 211 tons. The equipment service life is 50 years. The company last month shipped the Bubbler Tank, part of the reactor plant pressurizer system, which is expected to reach the project site shortly,” the statement also said.

Atomenergomash is the sole supplier of all the equipment for the Rooppur NPP’s reactor hall and a large chunk of those for its turbine hall.

The Rooppur NPP will have two power units, each of 1200 MW capacity, featuring the Russian state nuclear agency’s newest Generation III+ VVER 1200 reactor. The general contractor for the project is AtomStroyExport (ASE), Rosatom's engineering subsidiary for projects abroad.