Reactor Vessel Installation Begins at El Dabaa Nuclear Plant
The procedure coincides with Egypt’s fifth Nuclear Energy Day, and will use a specialised crane with a 2, 000 tonne capacity inside the reactor building.
Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority has commenced final preparations for the installation of the reactor pressure vessel for Unit 1 at the El Dabaa nuclear power station, scheduled for November 19th. The event is set to include a video-conference appearance by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and coincides with the country’s fifth annual celebration of National Nuclear Energy Day.
The pressure vessel—designed for a VVER-1200 third-generation reactor—is a major component of the nuclear facility. Weighing around 331 tonnes, standing 11.18 metres tall, with an outer diameter of 4.57 metres and wall thickness of approximately 30 centimetres of high-strength steel, it is intended to house fuel assemblies and control elements and to sustain the high-pressure, high-temperature conditions within the reactor core.
Engineering work has moved from civil construction to mechanical installation: the support ring and structural truss systems have been installed and final site inspections are under way in preparation for the lift. A specialised 2,000-tonne crane will be deployed to lift and position the vessel into its design location.
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