Chepetsky Mechanical Plant (ChMP) (part of Rosatom's Fuel Division) has manufactured unique seamless cold-deformed pipes made of hexagonal steel. These pipes are intended for the production of imitation and active zones of the innovative BREST-OD-300 reactor. This was reported by the press service of the state corporation.
The BREST-OD-300 reactor with a capacity of 300 MW is a key facility of the Pilot Demonstration Energy Complex of the IV generation, which is being built in Seversk, Tomsk Region, as part of the strategic project "Breakthrough". The complex will also include nuclear fuel cycle facilities (production of mixed uranium-plutonium nitride fuel and a module for processing spent nuclear fuel).
At ChMP, hexagonal pipes were made of ferritic-martensitic alloy. They are able to withstand high operating temperatures up to 600℃ and have high performance properties to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the reactor.
The technology for the production of these pipes has no analogues in Russia. The development of profiling from a round billet into a hexagonal pipe is unique to the plant.
The pilot batch of pipes passed acceptance tests. Components for protection blocks and reflectors for installation in the BREST-OD-300 reactor will be made from them.
Chepetsky Mechanical Plant also plans to manufacture round and hexagonal pipes for BR-1200 and BN-1200M reactors.
Earlier www1.ru reported that a bridge crane is being installed at the power unit site with the BREST-OD-300 reactor.
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