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Russian VVER Projects / Atomstroyexport Completes Concrete Pouring For Akkuyu-1 And Rooppur-2 Containment Domes

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Russia’s Atomstroyexport has completed concreting of the inner containment domes for two of its overseas nuclear new-build projects, Akkuyu-1 in Turkey and Rooppur-2 in Bangladesh, parent company Rosatom said in two separate statements.

The dome is part of the reactor building’s physical and hermetic protection system, which is designed to withstand high external and internal pressures and protect against radiation release.

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