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Fuel gets charged into BN-800 reactor at Beloyarskaya Power Station04 February 201415:45. Разместил: public |
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February 4, 2014. The first fuel assembly has been charged into BN-800 reactor of Power Generating Unit 4 of Beloyarskaya Nuclear Power Station, the station's Information & PR Center reports. The start-up neutron source was installed in the reactor's active area the other day; it is meant for controlling the neutron current. Charging the first fuel assembly is one of the key stages, a certain psychological benchmark that signifies the start of the reactor's life,' says Beloyarskaya Nuclear Power Station's Deputy Chief Engineer Valeriy Shamansky. The launch of the BN-800 reactor comprises a set of procedures that began in December 2013; the first stage involved heating the reactor up with gas and filling in with metal coolant, that is, sodium. Вернуться назад |