Centrala nucleară din Kursk

Centrala nucleară din Kursk

Kursk Nuclear Power Plant

Plant Manager: Yuriy I. Slepokon
Chief Engineer: Vyacheslav M. Rjakhin
Utility: Rosenergoatom
Telephone No.: 7-071-31-41819, -53350, -41839
Fax: 7-071-31-41849, -54329

Unit	Reactor Model	Net Output	Initial Start	Status
1	RBMK- 1000	925 MWe	10/1976	Operating *
2	RBWK- 1000	925 MWe	12/1978	Operating
3	RBWK- 1000	925 MWe	8/1983	Operating
4	RBMK- 1000	925 MWe	10/1985	Operating
5	RBMK- 1000	925 MWe	Under Construction
* Operating under a “trial period.”

Scope and Status of Activities

DOE efforts at the Kursk plant focus on improving the safety of day-to-day operations and upgrading critical plant safety systems. Projects include providing tools, equipment, and training to improve plant safety maintenance (1995-1999) and upgrading key engineered safety systems (1993-2000).

Accomplishments

Management and Operational Safety

• Operator exchanges that trained plant personnel to develop improved operating safety procedures and practices were completed.

• Emergency operating instructions that promote safety through improved accident mitigation strategies were developed for the plant. Analysis to support the implementation of these procedures is under way.

• Mechanical pump/motor shaft alignment equipment was provided to the plant along with training by U.S. specialists.

• State-of-the-art machines to cut pipes in vital safety systems precisely and prepare pipe ends for welding were provided to the plant. Previously, workers cut pipes needing replacement by hand, which caused inaccurate welds and potential leakage.

• Valve-seat resurfacing equipment and a vibration monitoring and shaft alignment system for improving safety maintenance activities were provided to the plant

• Basic equipment was provided for the development and support of training materials at the plant. This equipment included computers and a server, software, printers, a photocopier, overhead projectors, projector screens, and various consumables and office supplies.

• Instructors from the plant were trained in the Systematic Approach to Training methodology and in instructor skills.

• The transfer of the Systematic Approach to Training methodology and training materials developed at the Balakovo Training Center to the Kursk plant was completed. A pilot course on laser shaft alignment was developed and implemented.

Engineering and Technology Upgrades

• A seismically qualified, direct-current power supply system (including batteries) was installed at the plant.
• A safety parameter display system was installed and tested at Unit 2.
• Automated ultrasonic test equipment for detecting flaws in piping and other pressure boundary components was delivered to the plant. Associated training was provided.
• Prototypes of high-temperature protective clothing for inspecting steam leaks were provided for the plant. (High-temperature protective clothing was subsequently provided to each of the nuclear power plants operated by Rosenergoatom.)
• An emergency water supply system was installed and tested.

Plant Safety Evaluations

• Computer systems and office equipment were supplied to the plant for the onsite project management support for the Kursk in-depth safety assessment. Russian specialists are continuing efforts to complete the safety assessment on their own.

Reactorul 2 era functional din Decembrie 1978 , adica de ~ 30 de ani … producea 925 MWe . Acelsi model de reactor nuclear a fost implicat si in accidentul de la Chernobyl

Sa speram ca oprirea reactorului 2 nu este nimic serios … si defectiunea de la Kursk sa fie fara nici o scurgere de radiatii. Cred ca astea’s blestemele lui Basescu ptr ignoranta aratata de Putin la la ultima intalnire a celor doi … poate la urmatoarea o sa’si revizuiasca parerea.