OREANDA-NEWS. August 05, 2011. Victor A. Mokhov was appointed the Director-Designer General of OKB “GIDROPRESS”, reported the press-centre of Rosatom.

Mr. Mokhov came to OKB “GIDROPRESS” in 1980 after graduation with honors from Bauman Higher Technical School where he had been specializing in power equipment and installations. His working career developed from an engineer of the experimental-and-research department. Mr. Mokhov completed the internal post-graduate studies in Bauman Higher Technical School and defended the thesis “Study of hydrodynamics of two-phase flows in the irregular shape channels” and was given a Ph.D. degree.

From 1985 till 2007 Mr. Mokhov worked in OKB “GIDROPRESS” in the design-and-technology department of the division of water-cooled water-moderated power reactor plants (VVER) in the capacity of Design Engineer of category I, Deputy Head of department, Head of department, Deputy Chief Designer-Head of department.

During this period the work related to diagrams, conditions, calculation justification of safety for medium-power reactors (VVER-440, VVER-640) and high-power reactors (VVER-1000, VVER-1500) was implemented with his direct participation and supervision. In particular, design documentation was developed for safety analysis, licensing and subsequent introduction of the improved nuclear fuel and fuel cycles at the VVER-440 NPP in Russia, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary. It allowed for qualitative enhancing the processing characteristics of NPPs and maintaining their competitiveness on the world energy market.

As one of the leading specialists in NPP safety in Russia Mr. Mokhov participates directly in development of the methodical bases for justification of VVER reactor plant safety and dynamic stability. Mr. Mokhov takes an active part in international forums on safety problems in nuclear power engineering, he has participated repeatedly in the IAEA and Lisbon Initiative meetings, seminars in USA, Western and Eastern Europe.

In the position of the Head of department that specializes in the issues of layouts and conditions of the VVER reactor plants Mr. Mokhov was responsible for management of development of the reactor plant for Kudankulam NPP (India). Under his leadership the main engineering solutions have been found, reactor plant detailed design documentation has been developed in a full scope, mounting of the equipment for Units 1&2 (V-412 design) is coming to the end.

When the Rosatom management made a decision on development of the new generation VVER Unit design (AES-2006) Mr. Mokhov was appointed to head designing these reactor plants (V-392M, V-491) in OKB “GIDROPRESS”. He was responsible for development of a complete detailed design of the RP, assurance of a state-of-the-art engineering level of the developed documentation, also owing to active participation of R&D organizations.

In 2008 Mr. Mokhov was appointed the Chief Designer- Head of division of VVER reactor plants whereupon issues of VVER-1000 NPPs operation and construction in Russia were under his leadership including the whole complex of tasks solved by OKB “GIDROPRESS” during completion and commissioning of Rostov NPP Unit 2 and Kalinin NPP Unit 4: management of licensing for construction and operation; management of designer supervision provided by OKB “GIDROPRESS” during completion and commissioning; assurance of special preoperational measurements.

In 2002 Mr. Mokhov was awarded the title of “Honoured Designer of the Russian Federation” for his achievements and for his contribution to development of nuclear industry, he also was awarded a breastplate “Academician I.V. Kurchatov” of the 4st degree, a diploma of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency, an honoured badge “For contribution to nuclear power engineering”, gratitude letters of the State Corporation ROSATOM. Administration of the city of Podolsk honoured Mr. Mokhov repeatedly with medals and gratitude letters for his conscientious work.

Sergey Ryzhov, the ex-director of OKB Gidropress, his deputy Gennady Banyuk and head of department Nikolay Trunov died in an aircraft crash on 21 June near Petrozavodsk.