The onshore pumping station is a unique hydraulic engineering structure. Filling the water intake supply channel is an important stage in preparing the Akkuyu NPP for operation.
During the operation of the plant, the total consumption of cooling water per power unit will be 272 thousand cubic meters per hour, which is more than 272 million liters. The process of filling the supply channel with water includes checking for leaks, pumping system serviceability and water quality control.
The water intake supply channel connected the Mediterranean Sea, the source of water supply, to the intake chamber of the onshore pumping station. When constructing the pumping station, the builders of the T2IC joint venture adopted design solutions that will prevent fish, marine life and plants of the Mediterranean Sea from entering the water intake.
During the operation of Turkey's first nuclear power plant, the total consumption of cooling water per unit will be 272 thousand cubic meters per hour. This is equivalent to about 2,300 railroad tank cars.
Information and photo: T2IC, AKKUYU NÜKLEER A.Ş.
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The TITAN-2 Holding is a Russian group of companies that builds nuclear facilities. Organisations of the Holding perform the whole cycle of works, from development of basic design documentation to facility commissioning.
The TITAN-2 Holding is the general contractor for construction of the new power units of the Leningrad NPP. At the construction site, the organisations of the Holding perform all civil construction, installation, and electric installation works.
The Holding participates in the construction of Akkuyu NPP in Turkey, Paks II NPP in Hungary and El-Dabaa NPP in Egypt.