Unit 1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (Rooppur NPP) is getting ready for fuel loading as the Core Barrel has been installed, a press release said on Tuesday. The barrel is made of stainless austenitic class steel, it is an integral part of the nuclear power reactor. The weight of the barrel is 73.74 tons, its length is 10869 mm (35.66 feet), and its diameter is 3610 mm (11.84 feet).
Rooppur NPP equipped with two VVER-1200 reactors of a total 2400 MW capacity is being constructed under the Russian design. These generation III+ reactors fully comply with all the international safety requirements. The Engineering Division of Rosatom State Corporation of Russia is the general designer and general contractor of the project.
