OREANDA-NEWS. Specialists from "Automotive Transport Division" and JSC "MSU-90" have conducted an operation to install a large piece of equipment at the construction site of the Leningrad nuclear power plant.

With the help of a "Liebherr" crane having the carrying capacity of 1,350 tonnes a cylindrical structure – a bottom plate – has been moved into the building of the 2nd reactor unit. The bottom plate will be used for thermal insulation of the cylindrical portion of the reactor vessel.

The bottom plate weighs 160 tons. In order to install it onto its place, the bottom plate was raised to the height of 60+ meters, moved over the jib of the tower crane and lowered into the building.

The Holding “Titan-2” is the largest in the North-West group of companies, erecting the most important objects of the nuclear industry and energy. The organization performs a full range of construction and installation works from engineering to commissioning.

The Holding “Titan-2” is one of the main contractors for the construction of power units No. 1 and No. 2 of the Leningradskaya NPP-2. Main organizations of the company perform 30% of general construction and 80% of installation works on the site. Specialists of the holding are engaged on the objects of the Leningradskaya NPP-2 first and second power units. The works are being performed in the buildings of the reactor, turbine, electricity, water, heating system and other structures of power units.