OREANDA-NEWS. November 12, 2012.  On the 8th of November representatives of the Nuclear Energy Agency of Mongolia and the Institute of Physics and Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences paid a familiarization visit to Kalinin NPP.

The visit main goal was to familiarize with the Russian experience in construction and operation of nuclear power plants with water-water power reactors (VVER-1000) for the purpose of future cooperation in the field of the peaceful use of atomic energy.

In his welcoming address, Kalinin NPP Acting Plant Manager Igor Bogomolov said: “This is the first time when a Mongolian delegation has visited our site. I hope you have seen what you wanted and could be able to determine areas of future studies of nuclear power where we can be helpful as an organization, which possesses such experience and knowledge. The friendship of our countries, our peoples has a long history and we will develop it further, since a Mongolian proverb says “friendship is the wisest of sciences.”

In the framework of the visit a meeting of the foreign colleagues and the Kalinin NPP management was held. The meeting participants discussed a broad range of issues related to construction of a nuclear power plant, the plant’s environmental impact assessment, arrangements for radiation monitoring, and implementation of science and technology developments. The municipal district heating from NPP was also addressed.

The guests toured to power units of Kalinin Phase One and Two, training center of the plant and had a tour of the Kalinin NPP Public Information Center.