Rosatom to provide equipment for El-Dabaa nuclear plant

Rosatom will start production of the core catcher devices for power units 1 and 2 of the nuclear power plant

Russian nuclear power producer, Rosatom, has signed an agreement with Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy to start production of the core catcher devices for power units 1 and 2 of Egypt’s El-Dabaa nuclear powerplant.

The agreement was signed when a delegation led by Dr Mohamed Shaker, Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, visited Russia’s machinebuilding enterprise, JSC TYAZHMASH, which is based in the city of Syzran in the Samara region.

“Today’s truly important event is the result of diligent collaboration by project teams from both Russia and Egypt. The construction of Egypt’s nuclear power plant is taking place with the full support of [the country’s] political leadership. It is gratifying to see that the [joint] team is showing good results and successfully fulfilling all the tasks it faces in realising this project,” said Dr Mohamed Shaker.

The delegation visited the Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies JSC (part of ROSATOM’s machine-building division Atomenergomash) and appraised the technological capabilities of the Volgodonsk production site where the main equipment for Egypt’s El-Dabaa NPP is manufactured.