Builders of Kursk NPP-2 completed the second state task two weeks ahead of schedule: They completed the concreting of the foundation slab for the block pumping station of the second power unit.

The block pumping station (BPS) is located between the turbine building and the evaporative cooling tower. BNS is designed to circulate water between the turbine condenser and the cooling tower to cool the steam spent in the turbine, as well as to remove heat from the auxiliary equipment of the turbine building.

"The block pumping station is the deepest building of all those being constructed at the Kursk NPP-2 site. The foundation slab starts at minus 13 meters. The thickness of the slab is three meters, and in some places it reaches up to 8 meters, due to the water intake pipe located in it. About 6 thousand cubic meters of concrete mixture in total were used in the foundation slab," - Chief of Construction Management at Kursk NPP-2 Alexey Byldygin explained.

The foundation slab serves as the foundation for the underground part of the building. The volume of the underground part, according to its functional purpose, is divided into a water intake part, a turbine room for circulation pumps and rooms for auxiliary equipment.