MINSK, 6 September (BelTA) – The Russian company Power Machines has made a turbine for the second power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from the company's website.
The Russian company has made and successfully tested a high-velocity 1,200MW turbine intended for the second power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Soon the turbine will be disassembled and submitted for the customer's acceptance inspection.
Power Machines Company contracted to make the core equipment for the machinery room of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in 2012. In line with the contract's terms Power Machines will make two sets of turbine units for the Belarusian nuclear power plant, including high-velocity steam turbines with the output capacity of 1,200MW each, condensers and auxiliary systems as well as two 1,200MW turbine-generator units with auxiliary systems. Specialists of Power Machines Company will also supervise their installation.
Power Machines Company has made most of the power equipment and heat exchange equipment. A turbine and a turbine-generator unit are being installed as part of the first power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant.
The power-generating units of the Belarusian nuclear power plant are classified as Generation III+. The power plant has been designed and is being built in compliance with Russian standards and taking into account IAEA and EUR recommendations. Post-Fukushima requirements are part of the design. Safe operation is ensured by independently functioning active and passive safeguards. They guarantee the reliable operation of the nuclear power plant and its resilience in the face of external and internal impacts.
The Belarusian nuclear power plant is built using the Russian standard Generation III+ design AES-2006 near Ostrovets, Grodno Oblast. The first power-generating unit is scheduled for commissioning in 2019, with the second one to go online in 2020.
