Chennai, July 6 (Ians) The fifth 1,000 Mw nuclear power plant being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (Npcil) at Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam reached a major milestone with the installation of the “core catcher”.
According to Russia’s integrated nuclear power global major Rosatom, the first component of the nuclear reactor core melt localisation device has been installed.
The core catcher is an essential part of the prevention system ensuring the safety of beyond-design-basis accidents, installed in the design position.
The core catcher installed on supports under the reactor vessel is made as a globe-bottom container that weighs more than 156 metric tons. The total weight of the entire device exceeds 800 metric tons.
Apart from a casing, the main Cmld components include: cartridge units filled with special non-metallic materials, maintenance platform, cantilever truss, and a bottom plate. As part of preparations for the device installation, a significant scope of work was completed,...
According to Russia’s integrated nuclear power global major Rosatom, the first component of the nuclear reactor core melt localisation device has been installed.
The core catcher is an essential part of the prevention system ensuring the safety of beyond-design-basis accidents, installed in the design position.
The core catcher installed on supports under the reactor vessel is made as a globe-bottom container that weighs more than 156 metric tons. The total weight of the entire device exceeds 800 metric tons.
Apart from a casing, the main Cmld components include: cartridge units filled with special non-metallic materials, maintenance platform, cantilever truss, and a bottom plate. As part of preparations for the device installation, a significant scope of work was completed,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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