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23.05.2022
Xudapu NPP. On May 19, first concrete ceremony has taken place at Xudapu NPP Unit 4 constructed under the Russian VVER-1200 design. “The project for construction of two new units of Generation III+ at Xudapu NPP is being implemented according to the schedule, even ahead of it. The Russian party performs its obligations in full scope,” said Alexey Bannik, Vice President for projects in China of Atomstroyexport (Rosatom engineering division). Xudapu NPP Unit 3 is also in the active stage of construction.
Wind. Rosatom obtained permit for the construction of the Kuzminskaya wind farm with a total capacity of 160 MW in the Stavropol Krai. The wind farm construction includes 64 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.5 MW each. The Stavropol Krai is the key region for Rosatom wind power projects – to date, four wind farms have already been put into operation here: the Kochubeyevskaya (210 MW), the Karmalinovskaya (60 MW), the Bondarevskaya (120 MW) and the Medvezhenskaya (60 MW). Today, NovaWind has commissioned a total of 720 MW of wind power capacity.
ITER. Russia has carried out the first shipment of equipment in 2022 for the international thermonuclear reactor ITER. This shipment, which is the 24th in a row, included busbars providing power supply to the superconducting coils of the ITER magnetic system, switching devices and components of the busbar condition monitoring system. “The supply and commissioning of power supply systems is vital for obtaining the first plasma at the reactor, which is under construction in France. In this regard, equipment must be delivered regularly to ensure installation work is continuous and in accordance with the schedule, a delay in its delivery can cause a delay in the commissioning of the project,” Leonid Khimchenko, Deputy Director of the Russian ITER Agency, said.
Icebreakers. The first RITM-200 reactor for the serial new-generation Yakutia icebreaker has been manufactured and prepared for shipment at the production site of JSC ZiO-Podolsk (part of Rosatom) The reactor weighs 147.5 tons, its height is 7.3 meters, and diameter is 3.3 meters. Yakutia is the fourth icebreaker of the Project 22220 and it will be put into operation in 2025. Two more icebreakers are being built: Ural (2022) and Chukotka (2026). Arktika and Siberia of the same project are already operating. All Project 22220 icebreakers are equipped with two RITM 200 reactors with a capacity of 175 MW each. The dual-draft design allows the vessels to be used both in Arctic waters and in the mouths of polar rivers.
