Systems equipment to arrive at plant site soon

The equipment for radiation monitoring systems of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will arrive at the plant site soon.

The equipment for automated process control systems (APCS) for unit-1 and unit-2 of the plant have been shipped from Russia, said a statement issued by Rosatom's PR agency in Bangladesh.

Specialized Scientific Research Institute for Instrumentation Engineering (SNIIP), a sister concern of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, has manufactured the equipment.

The shipped cargo includes 15 units of radiation monitoring systems (ARMS) for the unit-1 and 8 units for the unit-2.

These were developed specifically for the RNPP to meet the specific project requirements. Moreover, approximately 300 units of individual dosimetry equipment and a batch of filter holders will be shipped by the end of this year, the statement added.

The equipment of automated radiation monitoring systems as a single package is going to be delivered to the Rooppur NPP site. This solution is used for the first time for the Rooppur project.

The dosimeters and other individual dosimetry means for the NPP personnel will be shipped to Bangladesh by the end of this year, but the main hardware will be already at hand at the project site by that time.

"We are very happy to have the systems, which are to play a key role in the preparation for the startup." Chief Executive Officer of SNIIP Alexander Kartsev was quoted in the statement as saying.

Earlier, SNIIP shipped the equipment for continuous radiation monitoring of rooms, detection units, and devices for process radiation monitoring to Rooppur NPP.

In addition, the software and hardware complex of a unique individual dissymmetric monitoring system is already delivered to the site.

The system collects data from dosimeters used by the NPP personnel during inspections and other activities. The peripheral equipment also delivered to the site are information processing hardware, radioactive contamination monitoring equipment, and laboratory equipment among others.

The ARMS is designed to collect, process, record, and display data on the radiation state parameters of the controlled objects. Nuclear power plants, nuclear fuel cycle enterprises, RAW storage and processing facilities, and scientific and research centers are equipped with these systems.

Last week, the cold run of one of the three diesel generator units was completed at unit-1 of the Rooppur NPP.

Rooppur NPP is being implemented with technical and financial assistance from Russia. It will host two power units with a total capacity of 2,400 MW.

Russian VVER-1200 reactors have been chosen for the project. This is an evolutionary Generation III+ design reactor that fully complies with all the international safety requirements. Rosatom Engineering Division is the project's general designer and general contractor.

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