Containment Installation at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3

The second tier of the internal containment (IC), which refers to the main components of the nuclear power plant's safety system, was installed in the reactor building at Power Unit 3 of Akkuyu NPP.
The total weight of the pre-assembled tier - more than 330 tons, with a diameter of more than 20 meters. The structure installation at Unit 3 of Akkuyu NPP was performed using a heavy caterpillar crane Liebherr LR 13000.
The tier installation took about 7 hours. The height of the Power Unit 3 reactor building increased by 12 m after installation and it reached the level of 16.9 meters.

[@ganaspin]

Great! When is the first unit scheduled for grid connection?

[@Skyrames]

May 2023