Specialists at "AEM-Spetsstal" plant (Machine-Building Division of Rosatom) have started forging a batch of blanks for the elements of the reactor vessel for power unit 6 of the Paks-2 NPP in Hungary. The total weight of the blanks is approximately 600 tons.
Today, we are witnessing a momentous event. We are going to manufacture shells for the next unit No. 6.
Forging blanks is one of the initial stages of reactor equipment production and is carried out on one of the largest automated forging complexes in Europe. First, the blanks are shaped, then the parts undergo machining. In the end, important structural elements of the VVER-1200 generation II+ reactor vessel will be made from them.
The construction of the Paks-2 NPP is the first modern NPP project of Russian design with VVER-1200 reactors, implemented on the territory of the European Union. Currently, there are four power units with VVER-440 reactors operating at the Paks NPP, built in the 1980s. They provide a significant portion of the country's electricity consumption. The construction of the fifth and sixth power units under the Paks-2 project is financed 80% by a Russian loan; the total project cost is €12.5 billion.
After the commissioning of the new reactors in the early 2030s, the capacity of the nuclear complex in Paks will increase from 2000 MW to 4400 MW, and the share of electricity generated by nuclear power plants will reach 70% in the country's energy balance.
Earlier,www1.ru reported that Rosatompromised to build the most beautiful and safe NPP in the European Union.
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