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Friday, July 3, 2020

Progress Announced On Inner Containment For Akkuyu-1 VVER-1200 :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency

Progress Announced On Inner Containment For Akkuyu-1 VVER-1200 :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: Workers have installed the second-level steel ring of the inner containment for the Akkuyu-1 nuclear power unit under construction near Mersin on the southern cost of Turkey.



Russian sate nuclear corporation Rosatom said in a statement that the second inner steel ring is one of the largest structural components of the reactor building and its installation marks a milestone for the project.



The statement said the installed component weighs 411 tonnes and its diameter exceeds 20 metres.

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