Russia’s Atomenergomash has delivered all four steam generators for Unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power station under construction in southwest Turkey, according to project owner Akkuyu Nuclear JSC.
Akkuyu Nuclear said in a statement that the 365-tonne steam generators were unloaded from a cargo ship to a storage area where the quality of the equipment and its documentation will be assessed by a commission before acceptance.
In a pressurised water reactor, the steam generators act as heat exchangers where water carrying heat generated from the nuclear reaction is used to turn demineralised water into steam.
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