DHAKA, March 28, 2021 (BSS) – Rosatom machine-building division
successfully completed hydraulic tests of nuclear reactor pressure vessel for
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) unit-2 in Pabna.
According to a message received here today, hydraulic tests of the reactor
pressure vessel for Unit-2 of RNPP confirmed the tightness of base metal and
weld joints of the reactor pressure vessel.
It said the hydraulic tests were carried out in a three-level underground
caisson test bench.
“To install the reactor pressure vessel in the design position, a
supporting ring was first installed in the test bench, and then a VVER-1200
reactor pressure vessel was placed on it,” the message said.
The RNPP is being designed and built according to a Russian project. The
design and construction of the facility is carried out by the Engineering
Division of Rosatom State Corporation.