OREANDA-NEWS. July 22, 2010. Izhorskiye Zavody, a part of OMZ Group, has shipped shell equipment (tube, enclosure, protective pipe unit) and the upper reactor unit cover for the 4th power unit of Kalinin NPP, currently under construction. The equipment was ordered by OAO Nizhegorodskaya Engineering Company ‘ATOMENERGOPROEKT’ (OAO NIAEP), the holder of the government contract for the construction of the 4th power unit of Kalinin nuclear power plant.

Currently the equipment undergoes acceptance testing, after which Izhorskiye Zavody will conduct a control assembly of the reactor shell with the upper unit cover and shell equipment.

A control assembly is a complex technological operation, taking up to 60 days. It is one of the final stages of a nuclear power plant’s reactor manufacturing, allowing to control the quality of work and perform final modifications on all structural elements. According to the agreement with the customer, the control assembly will be performed on the power unit itself, ensuring additional quality control.

The reactor shell for the 4th power unit of Kalinin NPP was shipped to the customer by Izhorskiye Zavody in the end of 2009. The shell is currently installed in its operational position.The 4th power unit of Kalinin NPP is to be commissioned in 2011.

OAO NIZHEGORODSKAYA ENGINEERING COMPANY ‘ATOMENERGOPROEKT’ is a subsidiary of the state-owned corporation Rosatom. The company provides engineering services in design and construction of nuclear power plants and power units; performs survey works, design, construction management, overseeing services and takes part in preparation of nuclear power objects for operation. It also acts as a general contractor during construction, deliveries of materials and equipment for nuclear power plants and precommissioning operations.

OMZ Group is one of the leading heavy industry companies specializing in engineering, production, sales and service support of equipment for nuclear, oil and gas, mining industries, as well as special steel production and industrial services. OMZ Group’s facilities are located in Russia and Czech Republic. The Group is controlled by Gazprombank.