In the past year, the builders of the first Turkish nuclear power plant completed a large amount of work. First of all, it is the start of full-scale pre-commissioning works at power unit No. 1. All the main equipment of the reactor unit has been installed in the reactor compartment, and preparations for pre-operational tests with loading of nuclear fuel simulants are actively underway.
Turbine assembly, a set of sequential operations that culminated in the milestone – installation of the turbine unit on the barring gear, was successfully performed. The turbine shaft began to rotate at low speeds for the first time.
The successful completion of the operation demonstrates the high technical readiness of the turbine and auxiliary systems for the next milestone of the unit commissioning – the cold and hot operational testing of the reactor unit.
"The year 2024 has become a year of not only serious challenges but also great achievements for the Akkuyu NPP. Today we witnessed one of the milestones at the site: the completion of the turbine installation. This is a necessary step on the long road to the start-up of the power unit. We will continue to make every effort to ensure that Turkey's first nuclear power unit is operational in the near future. It will provide millions of consumers with stable low-carbon energy," said Alexey Likhachev.
Information and pictures: T2IC, AKKUYU NUKLEAR
For information:
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.