Hydraulic Structures Of The Cooling System Of The Rostov NPP

A complex of construction and installation works for the construction of hydraulic structures of the cooling system for the main equipment of power units No. 3, 4 of the Rostov NPP.

The complex includes the construction of two tower evaporative cooling towers of power units 3 and 4 of the Rostov NPP (turnkey), as well as two combined pumping stations with the installation of supply channels (construction part).

• 4000 m3 Reinforced Concrete Manufacturing Works
• 8000 m3 Finishing Works
• NPP service life: 50 years
• The number of cooling towers per power unit is 1.
• Service life of the cooling tower: 50 years.
• The service life of the replaced details should not be less than 25-30 years.
• Coolant temperature - up to 33 0С
• Water cooling temperature - 10 0C
• Water cooling rate at 100% load is 188,749 tons per hour.
• The height of each cooling tower is 171.5 meters.
• The diameter of the pool at ground level is 135,688 meters.
• The cooling tower, which is 171.5 meters high, has a diameter of 75.3 meters.
• The shell wall thickness ranges from 800 mm to 200 mm at the base.
• Irrigation area 10,382 m2.

The list of works on the installation of each cooling tower includes the installation of a pit, installation of a pile foundation, installation of a circular foundation, installation of a catchment slab, installation of hot water supply channels, installation. installation of hot water lifting shafts, installation of reinforced concrete columns of the supporting column, installation of the monolithic reinforced concrete shell of the cooling tower, installation of internal supporting structures, installation of technological equipment for fiberglass and polypropylene cooling towers, instrumentation and control systems, air navigation signal lamps, metal structures of stairs and service platforms , concrete surface protective coatings.

The list of works on the installation of each pumping station includes the construction of a pit with a depth of more than 16,500 meters, the installation of a foundation, the installation of monolithic reinforced concrete structures of the underground part, the installation of precast reinforced concrete. structures of the above-ground part, installation and finishing of metal structures of stairs and service platforms.