31.10.2014 

The Novovoronezh NPP: popular bloggers from Voronezh tell the Internet community about the construction of new power units

At the construction site of the Novovoronezh NPP (general contractor is Nizhny Novgorod branch of the "AEP") held the first round of the Voronezh bloggers «Atoms under the cut». «Cut is a slang term of bloggers. It means a separator between the introductory part of the post and the main text.

For the thousands of participants of the online community, who learns the world from blogs of these enthusiastic people, the opportunity to virtual visit of the construction site of the first starting complex at the Novovoronezh NPP has become a reality.

Information and Public Relations of the Novovoronezh NPP Centre organized industrial photoshoot for Vladimir "Mulder" Zapletin and Andrew «Muph» Kirnov. Authors of the Voronezh popular blogs visited construction sites of the fourth stage. Bloggers inspected the tower, switchgear assembly, machine room and reactor compartment of the power unit ?6. The shift manager fro the command ?4 Roman Gridnev told the bloggers about the unique equipment at the NPP, explained the main principles of the VVER reactors, spoke about the security and reliability of new power technology.

Vladimir Mulder conducts his online diary, which is at the 19th place in the ranking of the bloggers of Voronezh and Voronezh region.

- I've always wanted to see the nuclear power plant inside, - shared his impressions this traveler, a digger, a member of the informal online community of industrial tourists Urban3p.ru. - Especially after dragging a popular computer game STALKER it was very curious to see the equipment and premises of the NPP with my own eyes. Construction site of the Novovoronezh NPP made me a huge impression. I managed to make a truly exclusive pictures of power unit before it starts. "

Photographer Andrew Kearney professionally works in various genres, including industrial and reportage. His diary is the third most popular in the Voronezh region.

"I have long been partial to industrial facilities, and photo reports from various industries are not rare in my blog - told the maitre of the industrial photo essay. - But with a truly gigantic scale, as here, I have met for the first time. I will not deny that the scale of construction and applied technologies impressed me. I was able to visit such places of the construction site, where rarely set foot of the npn-specialist, hard not to mention the fact that my photo bank was filled with a truly unique pictures. I am sure that readers of my blog will appreciate by the story of this grand building. Many thanks to information management of the Novovoronezh NPP for the opportunity to see it with my own eyes! ".

Since June 2007, the JSC "Concern Rosenergoatom" as owner-developer is building two power units of  a new generation beyond the Novovoronezh project "NPP-2006". Construction is taking place in accordance with the program of activities of the state corporation "Rosatom". It was approved by the RF Government Decree ?705 dated 20 September 2008. Construction is being funded by asset contribution and equity of the Rosenergoatom Concern. On the new NPP the reactor plant WWER-1200 will be applied. The new project complies with all local and international safety requirements. Its main distinguishing feature is the improvement of the security system, which provides a significant advantage of the project on the characteristics of the security level. The general contractor for construction of the new power units is the JSC "AEP", General Designer of the reactor plant is the JSC "OKB Hydraulic".

Current information about the radiation environment near the Russian NPPs and other nuclear facilities is provided on site www.russianatom.ru.



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