Russia’s Innovative Unit at Novovoronezh NPP Releases First Electricity to the Grid

Russia | August 5, 2016, Friday // 16:24|  views

An innovative, Generation III+ power unit at Novovoronezh NPP was connected to the national grid and produced the first 240 MW of electricity, Rosenergoatom, part of Rosatom, announced on Friday.

At 03:35 Moscow time one of the most important and critical operations at the stage of the first power was carried out at Unit 6’s VVER-1200, i.e. the first trial switching of the generator to the grid was successfully made, Rosenergoatom, part of Rosatom, said in a statement.

The innovative power units of Generation III+ possess improved performance parameters. They are absolutely safe in operation and fully meet the IAEA’s post-Fukushima requirements, according to the statement. They feature a large number of passive safety systems, which are able to function even in case of a plant blackout and without operator’s intervention. Unit 6 of Novovoronezh NPP uses passive heat removal system from the reactor, hydrogen recombiners and core catcher, which are unique and have no similarities worldwide. 

At present, Generation III+ power units are built in the USA and France. But it is precisely Unit 6 of Novovoronezh NPP which became the first nuclear power unit in the world pertaining to the new generation to reach the stage of first power.

“This event is our great victory, which crowns a huge amount of work in installation and adjustment of equipment, and complex process operations. It can be stated that all works were done reliably and safely. The operating personnel clearly understands the process, equipment operates safety and reliably,” Andrey Petrov, General Director of Rosenergoatom, said in the statement.

Valery Limarenko, President of Nizhny Novgorod Engineering Company Atomenergoproekt  (NIAEP), commented in the statement: “Rosatom is the world’s largest supplier of nuclear power plants in the global market. Today, we have made our positions stronger. This opens new opportunities for building up our presence in the global market.”

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Tags: Rosatom, Novovoronezh NPP, Rosenergoatom, Generation III+, Andrey Petrov, Rosenergoatom, Valery Limarenko

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