22.03.2016
The Kolsk NPP Information and Public Relations Administration
The Kolsk NPP diagnostic equipment is to be upgraded under the auspices of the Swedish Government
As a part of the technical cooperation program supported by the Government of Sweden the Kolsk NPP metal nondestructive testing facilities are planned to be upgraded in the coming years. This plan was a matter of discussion during the meeting between the Kolsk nuclear power plant specialists and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) on March 16-17, 2016.
“This project is an integral part of the cooperation between the Kolsk NPP and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority SSM. This equipment is very effective, so having it upgraded is extremely important to make the plant more secure”, said the SSM advisor Tor Stenberg.
The metal control and diagnostic department specialists use those facilities on a regular basis to monitor the state of the steam generator tube* at all 4 power blocks of the Kolsk NPP. With the most up-to-date 3D technologies, they will be able to analyze the metal defects more thoroughly, define their grade and possible advancement, as well as to increase the amount of diagnosed steam generator tubes significantly.
The authorities of other countries, such as Finland and Norway, can also take part in funding the delivery of the steam generator tube eddy current test installations. The HTID NDT company based in Croatia will take care of equipment manufacturing, delivery and assembly.
The Kolsk NPP and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority SSM have been working together since 1993. The technical cooperation program under the auspices of the Government of Sweden has fueled almost 50 joint project aimed at making the Kolsk NPP safer.
*A nuclear power plant steam generator is the primary heat-exchange equipment at an NPP, and it consists of over 5000 tubes (pipe heater) with the heat medium circulating in it.
The Kolsk NPP is an affiliate of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC and is based 200 km to the south from the city of Murmansk, at the Imandra lakeside. The plant produces around 60% of the Murmansk Region electric power. It has 4 operational power blocks with VVER-type reactors, each of them having capacity of 440 megawatt. The Kolsk NPP supplies electric power to the Murmansk Region and Karelia.
“This project is an integral part of the cooperation between the Kolsk NPP and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority SSM. This equipment is very effective, so having it upgraded is extremely important to make the plant more secure”, said the SSM advisor Tor Stenberg.
The metal control and diagnostic department specialists use those facilities on a regular basis to monitor the state of the steam generator tube* at all 4 power blocks of the Kolsk NPP. With the most up-to-date 3D technologies, they will be able to analyze the metal defects more thoroughly, define their grade and possible advancement, as well as to increase the amount of diagnosed steam generator tubes significantly.
The authorities of other countries, such as Finland and Norway, can also take part in funding the delivery of the steam generator tube eddy current test installations. The HTID NDT company based in Croatia will take care of equipment manufacturing, delivery and assembly.
The Kolsk NPP and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority SSM have been working together since 1993. The technical cooperation program under the auspices of the Government of Sweden has fueled almost 50 joint project aimed at making the Kolsk NPP safer.
*A nuclear power plant steam generator is the primary heat-exchange equipment at an NPP, and it consists of over 5000 tubes (pipe heater) with the heat medium circulating in it.
The Kolsk NPP is an affiliate of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC and is based 200 km to the south from the city of Murmansk, at the Imandra lakeside. The plant produces around 60% of the Murmansk Region electric power. It has 4 operational power blocks with VVER-type reactors, each of them having capacity of 440 megawatt. The Kolsk NPP supplies electric power to the Murmansk Region and Karelia.
The up-to-date information on the nuclear environment close to the Russian NOOs and other nuclear objects is available at www.russianatom.ru
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