El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt has started its construction work of Unit 3, a press release said Thursday.
The first concrete pouring ceremony follows the issuance of the construction permit for the unit by the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority on 29 March 2023.
Dr. Amged El-Wakeel, board chairman of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority of Egypt, in his address, said, “This last year has witnessed the accomplishment of many key milestones including the first concrete pouring at Units 1 and 2 and the delivery of the Core Catcher for Unit 1.”
Dr. Alexander Korchagin, senior vice president of JSC ASE, Russia, noted “For ASE, construction of nuclear power units with VVER-1200 design is a quite familiar and well-tested process which allowed us to adjust the process of equipment manufacture and form the core team of the construction personnel taking into consideration the specific features related to the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant project.”
