The Construction of power units No 1 and 2 of Kursk NPP-2 – the advanced product in the field of high nuclear technology – has the key value for Rosatom State Corporation.

This was told by the Director General of Rosatom Aleksey Likhachev during his working trip to Kursk Oblast on 13 February, 2018. He visited Kursk NPP and Kursk NPP-2 (replacement plant) under construction.

Today, in Kurchatov two of the four most important objects of country’s nuclear power industry are being constructed, that is power units with new reactor type of VVER-TOI. At the construction site of the first power unit of Kursk NPP-2 the management of Rosenergoatom reported Aleksey Likhachev and the Governor of Kursk Oblast Aleksandr Mikhailov about the progress.

At present time, in accordance with the schedule the reinforcing of the reactor building bed plate - started in the end of December - is in the progress here. The completion of the reinforcing will allow to proceed to the start of the main construction works (the first concrete) and carry out the concreting of the bed plate of the first power unit reactor building in the first half of 2018.

During the production meeting on the matters of the operating nuclear power plant held with the participation of the Head of Rosenergoatom Concern Andrey Petrov and Kursk NPP Plant Manager Vyacheslav Fedyukin the life extension of Kursk NPP operating capacities was named the top priority.

Then, Aleksey Likhachev together with the Governor Aleksandr Mikhailov and the Head of the Federal Bio-Medical Agency (FBMA) of Russia Vladimir Uyba visited the hospital No 125 that serves the region’s citizens.

In support of the project called Saving clinic that is implemented by the Hospital No 125 together with the Ministry of Health, Rosatom has allocated funds to purchase computer hardware and network equipment, the specific medical information system.

In 2017 with the help of the specialists of Kursk NPP the tools of Rosatom Production System were implemented in the institution. That allowed to increase the volume of doctors’ work with the patients. 

As the Head of the FBMA Vladimir Uyba said, already after the first stage of implementation of the project in the Hospital No 125 the satisfaction of patients with healthcare delivery increased from 58 to 70%. The waiting time of healthcare delivery reduced more than thrice, the preventive examination procedure of children from 1 to 12 months takes one day now, instead of three days. 

The interest in use of RPS tools was expressed by some institutions of Kursk. In this regard Aleksey Likhachev said, that it was decided to establish the RPS Training centres as part of Rosatom enterprises. Not only the industry workers, but also the specialists from other enterprises from location areas of the State Corporation can train there.

In an informal setting, for a cup of tea Aleksey Likhachev met with the public representatives of the town of Kurchatov. During the meeting, active citizens got the support in their initiatives that they’ve already been implementing in their town.

“I think that during this year we will finance all sports initiatives that have been introduced to us today”, Aleksey Likhachev said. Among others, the initiative to create the complex of sports outdoor fitness in the playground in Kurchatov was supported. Earlier, Rosatom financed the outdoor fitness complex at the town’s waterfront.

The Head of Rosatom and the Governor of Kursk Oblast also decided to include the proposed cultural projects in a number of events for social and economic growth of Kurchatov that are implemented within the Agreement between the parties every year.