Chepetsky Mechanical Plant (ChMP) (part of Rosatom's Fuel Division) has manufactured unique seamless cold-formed tubes made of hexagonal steel. These tubes 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 Generation IV, which is being built in Seversk, Tomsk Region, as part of the strategic project "Proryv" (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 tubes were made from ferritic-martensitic alloy. They are capable of withstanding high operating temperatures up to 600℃ and have high performance properties to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the reactor.
The technology for producing these tubes has no analogues in Russia. The development of profiling from a round billet into a hexagonal tube is unique to the plant.
The pilot batch of tubes 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 tubes 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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