Rostov NPP: commissioning trial at power unit No. 2 has been completed

According to Deputy Chief Engineer for operation Aleksey Zhukov, the comprehensive testing of the second power unit operation was carried out pursuant to the program and proved the power unit equipment operability at the nominal capacity under the base load.
“The major part of the second power unit equipment including the backup one was tested. The trial proved its readiness for bearing the nominal load”, Aleksey Zhukov noted. According to his version, all technical procedures required for putting the unit into commercial operation have been completed. Today the documents to be submitted to the commission on acceptance to commercial operation the power unit are at the stage of execution. After signing of the acceptance certificate and obtaining permission to put this facility into commercial operation issued by federal executive authorities power unit No. 2 of Rostov NPP will be one of the operating power units of the Russian Federation.
Rostov NPP is a branch of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The nuclear power plant is located on the bank of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir 13.5 km far from Volgodonsk city. Power unit No.1 which was put into commercial operation in 2001 has the operated VVER-1000-type pressurized water reactor with installed capacity of 1,000 MW.
The physical start-up of power unit No 2 with the reactor of the same type was carried out in December, 2009. Power unit No 2 undergoes the stage of experimental-industrial operation. Power units Nos. 3 and 4 are being constructed.