Almasadam Satkaliyev, Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Atomic Energy, visited the Akkuyu nuclear power plant construction site in the Republic of Türkiye.
The Kazakhstan delegation reviewed construction of the power units, the organization of building work and preparations to train operating personnel. Sergey Butskikh, CEO of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, and company executives provided an update on the project.
According to the host side, the main systems of Unit 1 are highly ready for commissioning operations. Hydraulic tests of the reactor facility’s primary and secondary circuits have been completed, and the strength and leak-tightness of the containment structure have been confirmed to meet design requirements.
The main reactor equipment has been installed at Unit 2, and welding of the main circulation pipeline is complete; turbine assembly is ongoing. Key reactor components have been installed at Unit 3, where work is underway in the turbine building. At Unit 4, construction of the turbine-generator foundation is complete and assembly of the inner containment structure continues. The units are planned to enter service at one-year intervals.
The delegation visited Unit 1’s unit control room, the coastal pumping station and the central control panel for the power output system. At the Akkuyu nuclear power plant’s training centre, officials presented the operating staff training system and practical training arrangements for specialists.
The agency said the visit provided an opportunity to learn from the implementation of a major nuclear energy project, experience of interest to the development of nuclear power in Kazakhstan.
