The rotor of the high and intermediate pressure cylinder for the Arabelle steam turbine manufactured by GE Steam Power has been delivered for Unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power station in southern Turkey, according to project developer Rosatom.
Rosatom, which is building the four-unit Akkuyu nuclear station near Mersin on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coast, said the 107-tonne component, which is the largest in the turbine set, arrived onsite in mid-March 2021. It was manufactured by US-based GE Steam Power at its Belfort factory in France.
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