There aee start-up works at the construction site of the Rostov NPP power unit ?3: reactor is closed, closing of steam generators and pressure compensators is being proceeded.

This is due to the fact that on July 8 pipe water filling is scheduled and the beginning of the first loop and hydraulic testing of the start-up unit is starting. At this stage of the hydraulic testing the quality of installation of the reactor facility is being verified, parameters similar to the operating mode are being achieved: temperature rises in water pipelines up to 80 degrees and the pressure increases to 250kg/sm2.

On-site of the power unit ?4 is being done the construction of the concrete walls of the reactor cavity. On July 6 supply of component parts for the polar crane block for the power unit ?4 was began. After building and installing it on a regular place installation of heavy equipment (reactor vessel, steam generators) will begin.

The start-up of the Rostov NPP power unit ?3 is scheduled for 2014.

The start-up of the Rostov NPP power unit ?4 is scheduled for 2017.

The Rostovskaya nuclear power plant is a branch of JSC "Concern Rosenergoatom". The nuclear station is located on the bank of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir in 13,5 km from Volgodonsk. At nuclear station two power units with VVER-1000 reactors with an installed capacity of 1000 MWt are operated. The power unit No. 1 is put into commercial operation in 2001, the power unit No. 2 – in December, 2010.

Current information about a radiation situation near the nuclear power plant in Russia and other objects of the nuclear industry is provided on a site www.russianatom.ru.