04.10.2016
Information and Public Relations Administration Rosenergoatom Concern JSC
Rosenergoatom: the construction of the worldХs first floating NPPХs coastal infrastructure has started in the city of Pevek
On October 4th, 2016, the solemn ceremony of the first sheet pile diving into the foundation of the coastal infrastructure for the one-of-a-kind floating nuclear heat and power plant (FNHPP) ТLomonosov the AcademicianУ took part in Pevek (the Chukotka Autonomous Region), the most northern city in Russia.
The FNHPP is to be commissioned by 2019; afterwards, it will become the worldХs most northern NPP. At the moment, the Bilibino NPP also located in Chukotka, in the permafrost zone, is the most northern NPP in the world.
Several people participated in the ceremony, including Roman Kopin, the governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Region, Pavel Ipatov, the Rosenergoatom ConcernХs deputy CEO and the director of special projects and initiatives, Sergey Zavyalov, the head of the FNHPP construction administration, and other officials representing the customer.
A memorial plaque and a time capsule were introduced to commemorate the beginning of the first FNHPP construction.
During the press conference summarizing the event, Roman Kopin noted that the FNHPP is very important for Pevek and the whole region in general and that it addresses two major issues. ТThe first one is that it substituted the Bilibino NPP because Bilibino and Pevek operate within a single power center, so the time line for the Bilinino NPPХs 1st power block shutdown in 2019 will be synchronized with the FNHPPХs launch. The second issue to be addressed is supplying enough power for the major mining companies located in western Chukotka in the Chaun-Bilibino power center: this is a huge mining and metal cluster that also includes gold mining companies and projects related to the Baimsk ore zone development. It does not mean that the FNHPP will fully cover the power needs of those companies; however, it will be operational and will give development incentives to the industry at the first stage, when it is supposed to substitute the withdrawn power plant and to supply power for new needsУ, the Chukotka Autonomous RegionХs governor stressed.
Meanwhile, Sergey Zavyalov as a representative of the customer and the developer, said: ТAtomic power is the cleanest power industry in the world. What we have seen in Pevek for the last couple of decades needs to be addressed immediately. We will do our best to help the city get rid of obsolete technologies and to fix the power substitution problemУ.
He noted that, according to the coastal infrastructure construction schedule, the Rosenergoatom Concern intends to launch the FNHPP operational in 2019. ТWe expect that the works on elaborating the technical conditions for the FNHPPХs power delivery we carry out jointly with the Department of Energy, Chukotenergo, and RAO EES Vostok will be completed by October-November 2016. In December, we plan to be ready to submit operational documents and to order the electric technical equipment to be installed on our siteУ.
A meeting was held as a part of the event with the Chukotka Autonomous RegionХs management and the general constructor responsible for waterworks involved in the discussion.
It was noted that the preparatory activities started back in September 2015 at the coastal and waterworks construction site in the city of Pevek are nearing completion.
In 2016, the agreement on the coastal and waterworks construction was executed, with two vessels delivering construction materials (equipment, mechanisms, piles, sheets, etc.) to Pevek this September. On October 4, 2016, the third vessel named after Gennadiy Tsygankov entered Pevek to deliver another set of equipment for coastal infrastructure building.
In terms of staffing the FNHPP project, the Rosatom CorporationХs Central advanced training institute is actively involved in training a team for operating the referent floating power block.
The experts assume that the team will consist of 304 people, 42 of whom will be permanent staff (those living in Pevek), with the rest of the team (operational, maintenance, and shipХs crew) working on a rotational basis.
As of now, 31 people (10.2% of the total staff count) have already been hired for the FNHPP. In 2017, the company plans to extend the team up to 77 people (25.3% of the whole staff). Candidates currently employed by the Bilibino NPP participate in the job competition, too.
The floating power block has been undergoing basin trials since July 2016 to verify its working capacity and compliance with the project equipment and systemsХ parameters. The basin trials are planned to be completed by late October 2017. Afterwards, the FNHPP ТLomonosovУ will be fully finalized, dispatched to its operation point via the Northern Sea Route, and connected to the coastal utilities constructed in the Pevek port. The power block should be ready for transportation by late 2017. Rosenergoatom is planning to start its installation at the designed sport in September 2019, which is to be followed by FNHPPХs trials and operational launch.
The Rosenergoatom ConcernХs affiliate company, the Floating nuclear and heat power stationsХ construction and operation administration, is the owner and the developer of the main FNHPP
The floating power block named after Lomonosov and constructed pursuant to the 20870 project is designed to operate as a part of the floating nuclear and heat power plant (FNHPP). The latter is equipped with KLT-40C reactor units that can produce up to 70 megawatts of electric power and up to 50 Gcal/hr of heat power during its normal operation, which is enough to support a city with over 200 thousand dwellers.
The floating power block can be operated in the Far North and the Far East. The main floating power block named after Lomonosov is being constructed for the floating nuclear and heat power plant in the city of Pevek located in the Chukotka Autonomous Region. This power block is the worldХs first project for a mobile transportable low-capacity power block. Its main goal is to supply power to major manufacturing companies, port cities, and the offshore oil and gas platforms.
The floating power block with the displacement capacity of 21.5 thousand tons can be used as a water distiller producing up to 240 thousand cubic meters of water daily. Its designed life span is 35-40 years. The reactors can be re-charged every 2.5-3 years. The power block can be handled by a team of around 70 people.
The FNHPP is conservatively loaded, with its safety margin exceeding any possible threats and making the nuclear reactors invulnerable to tsunamis and other natural disasters. Besides, the nuclear processes at the vessels comply with all IAEA standards and do not pose any danger to the environment.
The Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC comprises all 10 nuclear power plants in Russia bearing the Concern affiliate status, as well as the enterprises catering for the generating companyХs operations. In total 34 power blocks are in operation on 10 nuclear power plants (excluding the 4th block of the Beloyarsk NPP (BN-800) and the 6th block of the Novovoronezh NPP which are at the stage of trial operation at the moment): 18 - with VVER-type reactors (including 12 power blocks with VVER-1000 and 6 power blocks with VVER-440 of different versions); 15 Р with channel reactors (11 power blocks with RBMK-type reactors, 4 power blocks with EGP-6 reactors); 1 power block with a sodium-cooled fast reactor (BN-600). The total installed capacity of all power blocks is 26.24 GW.
At the moment, the Rosenergoatom NPPs account for 18.6% of the whole electricity output in the country.
Information and Public Relations Administration Rosenergoatom Concern JSC.
The FNHPP is to be commissioned by 2019; afterwards, it will become the worldХs most northern NPP. At the moment, the Bilibino NPP also located in Chukotka, in the permafrost zone, is the most northern NPP in the world.
Several people participated in the ceremony, including Roman Kopin, the governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Region, Pavel Ipatov, the Rosenergoatom ConcernХs deputy CEO and the director of special projects and initiatives, Sergey Zavyalov, the head of the FNHPP construction administration, and other officials representing the customer.
A memorial plaque and a time capsule were introduced to commemorate the beginning of the first FNHPP construction.
During the press conference summarizing the event, Roman Kopin noted that the FNHPP is very important for Pevek and the whole region in general and that it addresses two major issues. ТThe first one is that it substituted the Bilibino NPP because Bilibino and Pevek operate within a single power center, so the time line for the Bilinino NPPХs 1st power block shutdown in 2019 will be synchronized with the FNHPPХs launch. The second issue to be addressed is supplying enough power for the major mining companies located in western Chukotka in the Chaun-Bilibino power center: this is a huge mining and metal cluster that also includes gold mining companies and projects related to the Baimsk ore zone development. It does not mean that the FNHPP will fully cover the power needs of those companies; however, it will be operational and will give development incentives to the industry at the first stage, when it is supposed to substitute the withdrawn power plant and to supply power for new needsУ, the Chukotka Autonomous RegionХs governor stressed.
Meanwhile, Sergey Zavyalov as a representative of the customer and the developer, said: ТAtomic power is the cleanest power industry in the world. What we have seen in Pevek for the last couple of decades needs to be addressed immediately. We will do our best to help the city get rid of obsolete technologies and to fix the power substitution problemУ.
He noted that, according to the coastal infrastructure construction schedule, the Rosenergoatom Concern intends to launch the FNHPP operational in 2019. ТWe expect that the works on elaborating the technical conditions for the FNHPPХs power delivery we carry out jointly with the Department of Energy, Chukotenergo, and RAO EES Vostok will be completed by October-November 2016. In December, we plan to be ready to submit operational documents and to order the electric technical equipment to be installed on our siteУ.
A meeting was held as a part of the event with the Chukotka Autonomous RegionХs management and the general constructor responsible for waterworks involved in the discussion.
It was noted that the preparatory activities started back in September 2015 at the coastal and waterworks construction site in the city of Pevek are nearing completion.
In 2016, the agreement on the coastal and waterworks construction was executed, with two vessels delivering construction materials (equipment, mechanisms, piles, sheets, etc.) to Pevek this September. On October 4, 2016, the third vessel named after Gennadiy Tsygankov entered Pevek to deliver another set of equipment for coastal infrastructure building.
In terms of staffing the FNHPP project, the Rosatom CorporationХs Central advanced training institute is actively involved in training a team for operating the referent floating power block.
The experts assume that the team will consist of 304 people, 42 of whom will be permanent staff (those living in Pevek), with the rest of the team (operational, maintenance, and shipХs crew) working on a rotational basis.
As of now, 31 people (10.2% of the total staff count) have already been hired for the FNHPP. In 2017, the company plans to extend the team up to 77 people (25.3% of the whole staff). Candidates currently employed by the Bilibino NPP participate in the job competition, too.
The floating power block has been undergoing basin trials since July 2016 to verify its working capacity and compliance with the project equipment and systemsХ parameters. The basin trials are planned to be completed by late October 2017. Afterwards, the FNHPP ТLomonosovУ will be fully finalized, dispatched to its operation point via the Northern Sea Route, and connected to the coastal utilities constructed in the Pevek port. The power block should be ready for transportation by late 2017. Rosenergoatom is planning to start its installation at the designed sport in September 2019, which is to be followed by FNHPPХs trials and operational launch.
The Rosenergoatom ConcernХs affiliate company, the Floating nuclear and heat power stationsХ construction and operation administration, is the owner and the developer of the main FNHPP
The floating power block named after Lomonosov and constructed pursuant to the 20870 project is designed to operate as a part of the floating nuclear and heat power plant (FNHPP). The latter is equipped with KLT-40C reactor units that can produce up to 70 megawatts of electric power and up to 50 Gcal/hr of heat power during its normal operation, which is enough to support a city with over 200 thousand dwellers.
The floating power block can be operated in the Far North and the Far East. The main floating power block named after Lomonosov is being constructed for the floating nuclear and heat power plant in the city of Pevek located in the Chukotka Autonomous Region. This power block is the worldХs first project for a mobile transportable low-capacity power block. Its main goal is to supply power to major manufacturing companies, port cities, and the offshore oil and gas platforms.
The floating power block with the displacement capacity of 21.5 thousand tons can be used as a water distiller producing up to 240 thousand cubic meters of water daily. Its designed life span is 35-40 years. The reactors can be re-charged every 2.5-3 years. The power block can be handled by a team of around 70 people.
The FNHPP is conservatively loaded, with its safety margin exceeding any possible threats and making the nuclear reactors invulnerable to tsunamis and other natural disasters. Besides, the nuclear processes at the vessels comply with all IAEA standards and do not pose any danger to the environment.
The Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC comprises all 10 nuclear power plants in Russia bearing the Concern affiliate status, as well as the enterprises catering for the generating companyХs operations. In total 34 power blocks are in operation on 10 nuclear power plants (excluding the 4th block of the Beloyarsk NPP (BN-800) and the 6th block of the Novovoronezh NPP which are at the stage of trial operation at the moment): 18 - with VVER-type reactors (including 12 power blocks with VVER-1000 and 6 power blocks with VVER-440 of different versions); 15 Р with channel reactors (11 power blocks with RBMK-type reactors, 4 power blocks with EGP-6 reactors); 1 power block with a sodium-cooled fast reactor (BN-600). The total installed capacity of all power blocks is 26.24 GW.
At the moment, the Rosenergoatom NPPs account for 18.6% of the whole electricity output in the country.
Information and Public Relations Administration Rosenergoatom Concern JSC.
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