OREANDA-NEWS. September 09, 2015. In the course of the regular meetings within Indonesia Experimental Power Reactor Project, the first visit by National Atomic Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN) to NUKEM Technologies GmbH, (a ROSATOM Corporation subsidiary) in Germany took place.

Earlier in April the contract was awarded to the Russian-Indonesian Consortium RENUKO for the preliminary engineering design for a 10 MW Experimental Power Reactor for the BATAN. The implementation of the design works started in May 2015.

The RENUKO Consortium, apart from the Indonesia companies Rekayasa Engineering and Kogas Driyap Consultant, also includes NUKEM Technologies GmbH, which is implementing the project jointly with other Rosatom’s enterprises that possess extensive experience in reactor design and construction: Atomstroyexport, OKBM Afrikantov, SIA "LUCH", and Kurchatov Institute.

Via an on-site inspection of the engineering documents under preparation the representatives of BATAN got an insight view about the level of progress achieved in the different work packages of the project. Besides numerous presentations for the guests from BATAN detailed information about the status of works had been provided.

“The fruitful meeting and discussions held during the visit have reinforced the already good relationship between the parties for the ongoing project and beyond.” said Mr. Kutscher, Managing Director of NUKEM Technologies GmbH.

Also comprehensive information about the working methods, design tools and applicable software as well as about NUKEM’s overall Quality Management System had been given.

“The visit by BATAN was due to gather confirmation about the smooth progress in the preparation of the relevant design documents as the project is of national interest in Indonesia and thus quite under public observation”, said Mr. Taswanda Taryo, Deputy Chairman of BATAN. He also appreciated the high standards of works demonstrated by both German and Russian specialists.

“They have experience in dealing with projects of such scale, combining the vast German engineering capacities and seven decades of the Russian nuclear industry leadership. For instance, the scientific consultant of the project is the Russian Kurchatov Institute – the organisation, which designed and commissioned the world’s first commercial power reactor”, Taswanda Taryo noted.

The project provides for the construction of a 10MW multifunctional high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR). The scope of work to be completed by the Russian-Indonesian Consortium for 8 months includes preparation of a feasibility study for the conceptual design, and basic design package.

Tender for the construction of Experimental Power Reactor based on EPC-contract is expected to be run in 2017.

For reference:

The following companies of ROSATOM Corporation are participating in the execution of the Project:

Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport (JSC ASE) is an engineering company ROSATOM. Dealing with construction of nuclear power facilities abroad. The company delivered nuclear new build projects in China (Tianwan 1,2) and India (Kudankulam-1) and has new reactors construction projects underway in China, India, Vietnam, Turkey, Belorussia.

NUKEM Technologies
German company NUKEM Technologies is a subsidiary of Atomstroyexport. It has more than 50 years of extensive experience in the spheres of RW and SNF management, decommissioning, as well providing engineering and consultancy services. The company is among pioneers in high-temperature reactor technology.

Scientific & Industrial Association (SIA) "LUCH"
Founded in 1946, the company provides the nuclear industry with fuel elements and fuel assemblies for nuclear power propulsion vessels, and also develops fuel elements of new generation.

NIAEP
NIAEP is a design and engineering company from Nizhny Novgorod, with a number of successfully implemented TPP and NPP project in its portfolio. It is actively integrating Multi-D - an innovative project management system for complex engineering facilities construction.

OKBM Afrikantov
Since its foundation in 1946 the company has been a leader in innovative reactor design. Among its know-how: vessel reactors for nuclear icebreakers, fast-neutron reactors, as well as various small and medium-sized reactors. OKBM Afrikantov has more than 40 years of experience in HTGR design.

Kurchatov Institute
The Institute has played a key role in the development of the world’s nuclear industry. The first nuclear power plant in the world (1954), the first tokamak installation (1955), atomic reactors for ice-breakers (1957), submarines (1958) and space engineering were developed under the scientific leadership of Kurchatov Institute. The first Russian dedicated synchrotron radiation source (1999), the first in the world Сentre of converging, nano-, bio-, information and cognitive (NBIC) sciences and technologies (2009) were launched in the Kurchatov Institute.

ROSATOM Asia
The Singapore-based company as a regional office of ROSATOM Corporation for South-East Asia is responsible for interaction with the customer and providing necessary feed back on any concerns for a smooth implementation of the project.