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Akkuyu Unit 1 Reactor Pressure Vessel Placed Russian nuclear power giant Rosatom said Tuesday that the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) installation is completed at Unit 1 of the future Akkuyu nuclear power plant. The reactor vessel is one of the central components of a nuclear reactor. Prior to RPV installation, the “core catcher” was mounted at Unit 1, concreting of the support and thrust trusses was carried out, and dry shielding and thermal insulation of the reactor vessel cylindrical part were installed. Shortly before the RPV installation, the support ring carrying the main weigh...
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