The inner steel containment dome has been lifted into place for Unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power station under construction in southwest Turkey, according to project owner Akkuyu Nuclear JSC.
The 215-tonne steel dome is part of the reactor building’s hermetic protection system. It is designed to withstand high external and internal pressures and protect against radiation release.
Akkuyu Nuclear said assembly of the component onsite took three and a half months. It consisted of 1welding together 16 separate steel parts.
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