The production of equipment for the construction of El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, particularly the core catcher devices for units No. 1 and 2, has commenced following the signing of an agreement for the start of the works.
The agreement was signed at the end of a tour by an Egyptian delegation led by Dr. Mohamed Shaker, the minister of electricity and renewable energy of Egypt, and Dr. Amged El-Wakeel, the board chairman of Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plant Authority (NPPA) in one of Russia’s largest machine-building enterprises, JSC TyazhMash.
During the tour, the delegates inspected the enterprise’s main workshops, where they learned about the production of various equipment for nuclear power plants in countries such as China, India, and Turkey. They also checked out the processing of transport gateway elements for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
Visiting the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant
The delegation also visited Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, which is based in Volgodonsk. Here, they were shown the central control panel, which manages the distribution of Rostov NPP-generated electricity, as well as the main control room and the turbine hall of power unit No. 4. NPP.
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Noteworthy, Rostov Nuclear Power Plant has four power units with a total capacity of 4,071MW. This is the most powerful energy facility in the southern region of the largest country in the world. It (Rostov Nuclear Power Plant) is responsible for about 75% of the electricity used in the Rostov region and about 30% of the electricity used in the South and North Caucasian Federal District.
Visiting Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies JSC
Furthermore, the Egyptian delegation visited the Volgodonsk branch of JSC “AEM-technology” the mechanical engineering division of ROSATOM State Corporation, where the main equipment for the El-Dabaa NPP is manufactured.
The guests examined the production site of reactors and steam generators and witnessed equipment at various stages of production for India and China nuclear power plants. The AEM-Technologies personnel also demonstrated the welding and reactor part processing procedures, as well as hydraulic tests and various control operations.