VNIIAES: the Rostov NPP power block No.3 simulator trial has been completed
On April 22, 2016, the Rostov NPP power block No.3 simulator (PMT-3) has undergone the acceptance trial.

The Leningrad NPP first power block’s reactor external containment has been concreted
One of the key milestones of the Leningrad NPP replacement capacities’ construction has been achieved, with the reactor external containment being fully concreted. During the last stage of works, the constructions laid around 118 cubic meters of concrete using spud vibrators to condense it and special trowels to even.

The Rostov NPP: the turbine feed pumps and 70% of the pipes have been installed at the turbine hall of the power block No.4 under construction
70% of the pipes with the total weight of over 1.5 tons have been installed in the turbine hall of the power block No.4 currently under construction. The latter was reported by Alexander Goremykin, the contractor’s (the Volgodonsk installation department) director.

The Leningrad NPP: the primary coolant permanent purification filters have been installed at the power block No.1 under construction
The primary coolant permanent purification installation is still in progress at the Leningrad NPP power block No.1. The contracting organization has already installed two ion exchange filters to the proper locations, those being large-sized equipment: each filter weighs 9.5 tons, is over 5 meters high with the diameter of 1.2 meters.

The Rostov NPP: all eight joints of the main circulation line at the reactor vessel have been welded at the power block No.4 under construction
All 8 joints of the main circulation line have been welded at the reactor vessel. The Volgodonsk OJSC Sezam affiliate director, Oleg Shuliar, has noted the following: “Our team is done with all 8 joints of the main circulation line.

The Novovoronezh NPP may become an additive processes’ cluster
The Novovoronezh NPP has high chances of acting as a growing point for an innovative approach – an additive processes’ establishment and development cluster.

The Leningrad nuclear power experts have participated in the physical startup of the Novovoronezh NPP, thus gaining experience in nuclear safety control
A team of five young specialists from the nuclear safety and reliability department of the Leningrad NPP under construction have had an internship at the Novovoronezh NPP.

The Kalinin NPP team is ready to solve the industry’s production problems, the head of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC says
During the first field visit to the Kalinin NPP on April 7, 2016, the Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC director Andrey Petrov has gone around the industrial facilities, the NPP’s storage and the Data processing center construction site.

VNIIAES has dispatched automated process control systems to the Belarusian NPP
JSC VNIIAES has dispatched the automated process control systems’ components to the Belarusian NPP power block No. 1, including the high-level water treatment instrumentation and control system and the circuit block level system.

The Kursk NPP: 32.5 billion rubles are to be invested in the power blocks’ safe operation management by 2027
32.5 billion rubles are to be invested in the Kursk NPP power blocks’ safe and stable operation management by 2027. The funds will be allocated to implement contemporary equipment and technologies in order to modernize the station and make it more reliable.