OREANDA-NEWS. August 15, 2008. Atomstroyexport has started to install sections of the main circulation pumps.

One of the pumps is being end sealed. The other three will be sealed shortly. The next stage is installation of the electric motors and idle testing of the pumps.

Besides, the company is testing the platform of the turbine generator, preparing for the launch of cooling systems so as to ensure normal climatic conditions all over the plant, preparing for autonomous testing of the reserve boiler control system, carrying up start-up operations on the automated process control system, more specifically, reactor control, ventilation, special water treatment and fire response systems.

Atomstroyexport is building the 1st unit of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on a “turnkey” basis in line with the contract signed on Jan 8 1995 and the annex signed on Aug 29 1998 in the framework of the agreement concluded by the governments of Russia and Iran on Aug 25 1992.

Bushehr NPP is a unique example of integration of Russian technologies with western design solutions.