Transnational DQS certification holding confirmed compliance of the quality management system of Kalinin NPP with the international standards
The quality management system of the Kalinin NPP meets the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2015. This conclusion was provided by an expert of one of the most authoritative and large international organizations for audit and certification: The transnational holding DQS Holding GmbH. The audit took place at KNPP from November 21 to November 27, 2020.

The Rostov NPP: Nuclear scientist from Volgodonsk and international experts implement best security practices
Experts from the Moscow Center of the World Association of Nuclear Power Plant Operators (WANO - MC) have completed a two-day training mission to support Rostov NPP. For the first time, the Rostov nuclear power plant tested the format of a training mission to support WANO via videoconference.

Concreting of the exhaust tower of the cooling tower for power unit No. 1 has begun at Kursk NPP-2
The builders started concreting the lower support ring of the exhaust tower of the cooling tower of the first power unit. This is the first element in the tower structure that will serve to reinforce the structure in its lower part.

Power distribution scheme of the Leningrad NPP to be closed into a single power ring soon
On November 21, the Leningrad NPP was supplied with large-sized equipment for high-voltage lines connecting the RBMK and VVER power units of the NPP into a single power distribution scheme.

The reactor of the VVER-1200 NPU No. 5 will be inspected at the Leningrad NPP
An inspection of the reactor vessel has been started at the VVER-1200 unit No. 5 of the Leningrad NPP. A team of the NDT inspectors of the power plant and experts from manufacturing companies will study its condition using the tools of an automated control system. The works are conducted within the framework of the ongoing preventive maintenance of the power unit.

New installation at unit 4 of Balakovo NPP has successfully passed tests developed by IAEA experts
Tests of the PGET (Passive Gamma Emission Tomography) experimental facility, designed to inspect the state of irradiated nuclear fuel during its storage, have been completed at power unit No. 4 of the Balakovo NPP.

“Dry” reactor shielding installed at power unit No. 2 of Kursk NPP-2
Biological (“dry”) reactor shielding was installed in the reactor shaft of the second NPU. This is one of the primary elements in the NPP protection system.

Rostov NPP experts transmit unique knowledge and experience to foreign students
For the first time, instructors of the Rostov NPP training and education division (TED) conduct remote training for foreign students in the specialties "Nuclear Power Plants: Design, Operation and Engineering" and "Nuclear Physics and Technology".

Unique equipment to supply power to the North-Western region from the VVER-1200 NPU No 6 delivered to the Leningrad NPP
Large electrical equipment arrived at the Leningrad NPP by sea. Its first assembly part weighs 333 tons in transport condition. The equipment is comprised of the giant autotransformer, which arrived at the Leningrad NPP across the Gulf of Finland.

VVER-100 NPU No 6 at LNPP connected to Sosnovy Bor heating and hot water supply
Leningrad nuclear power experts have for the first time connected the innovative VVER-1200 NPU No 6 to the heat and hot water system of the town of Sosnovy Bor and its industrial site.