OREANDA-NEWS. On April 29, 2007 Elemash (Mashinostroitelny Zavod, Elektrostal, Moscow region) has issued the first consignment of six WWER-440 fuel rods with cast components (nozzle, bottom nozzle, gird). The fuel rods will be used at Kola NPP, reported the press-centre of  TVEL. The use of cast sections significantly reduces material waste in fuel rod component production. Sections produced by the method of precision casting are almost like finished units so very little metal is wasted on finishing them. The cast sections for the above components have been manufactured by Zollern, a well-known German casting company.


In Dec 2006 the components were tested. The acceptance commission comprised representatives of TVEL, Hydropress, Rosenergoatom, Rostekhnadzor, Kurchatov Institute and Elemash. They confirmed the compliance of the components with the requirements of the design documentation.