Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire: Protective shield installation gathers pace at Kursk II-1 : New Nuclear

Protective shield installation gathers pace at Kursk II-1 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Installation of the first tier of the outer protective shell around the first reactor of the Kursk II nuclear power plant under construction in western Russia has been completed ahead of schedule. The unit will be the first to use the VVER-TOI (typical optimised, with enhanced information) design.