12.04.2015 21:12 

The Novovoronezh NPP: foreign experts praised the level of nuclear plant safety

The Novovoronezh NPP with great responsibility pays attention to the process of nuclear generation. This was reported by the representative of the German concern for technical services «T?V S?D» * Ozdyur Sinan, noting the high level of the NVNPP security, especially at the blocks under construction.
 
The delegation was composed of the Concern «T?V S?D» experts and visited the Novovoronezh NPP on April 8, 2015

Ozdyur Sinan did not rule out, that this meeting will be the beginning of future fruitful partnership: "This attitude to the work of the atomic specialists is impressive and generates interest for cooperation," - said the expert, recognizing that "the scale of the nuclear power plant struck him".

The delegation also included students of the Central Institute for Advanced Studies of the State Corporation "Rosatom" - experts of Atomic Energy Commission of Bangladesh and Ghana.

The guests visited the computer room and a full-scale simulator of the power unit №5, visited the construction site of power blocks №6-7, training center for personnel of 4th turn.

* T?V S?D is one of the leading international companies providing audit services, technical supervision, European and national certification.

The Novovoronezhskaya nuclear power plant is a branch of JSC "Concern Rosenergoatom". The station is located on the bank of the Don River in 42 km to the south of Voronezh. It is the Russia's first nuclear power plant with VVER reactors (water-to-water power reactors of case type with regular water under pressure). Each of five reactors of station is head – a prototype of serial power reactors: the power unit No. 1 with the VVER-210 reactor, the power unit No. 2 with the VVER-365 reactor, No. No. 3, 4 power units with VVER-440 reactors, the power unit No. 5 with the VVER-1000 reactor. The first power unit was launched in 1964, the second – in the 1969, third – in the 1971, fourth – the 1972, fifth – 1979. There are three power units (power units (No No 1, 2 we're stopped in 1984 and 1990 years respectively) in work at the moment.

There are three power units (power units No.1, 2 were stopped in 1984 and 1990 respectively) in work at the moment.

Since 2007 there has been construction of two innovative power units №№6 and 7 with capacity 1,200 MW at the Novovoronezh NPP.


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