The installation of the lower section of the outer containment dome has been completed at Unit 1 of Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power station.
Akkuyu NPP said the steel component measures almost 51 metres in diameter and weighs 340 tonnes. It was hoisted into position at a height of 63 metres in a process taking 10 hours.
“After the successful installation of the lower dome part of the outer containment, the builders of the Akkuyu NPP will install the outer containment dome in the next stage,” a statement said.