Rusatom Service JSC and Armenian NPP holds seminar of generating equipment suppliers

 

The participants discussed the results of the integrated survey of the generating equipment of the Armenian NPP's power unit No.2.  Representatives of the producer companies made reports on the competences and experience in the field of designing, producing, repairing and modernizing generating equipment.  The tendencies and innovations in the field were presented at the event.  Representatives of the key generating equipment producer companies participated in the seminar.  Among them were Power Machines OJSC, NGO "ELSIB" JSC, Siemens AG, and General Electric LLC in Russia. 

 

The Armenian NPP representatives voiced their questions concerning the parameters and other details of the generating equipment to be supplied to the plant. The purchase of the equipment will be organized by tender in line with the requirements of the Single Industry Standard of Rosatom State Corporation.  

 

In December 2014, the Russian and Armenian Governments signed an agreement of cooperation in the implementation of the Lifetime Extension Project of unit No.2 of Armenian NPP. In February 2015, an agreement for export loan for financing of the Armenian NPP lifetime extension project was signed. In June 2015, Rusatom Service JSC and the Armenian NPP CJSC signed a contract on implementation of the measures, supplies and service for the Lifetime Extension Project of unit No.2 of Armenian NPP. 

 

The Rusatom Service Joint Stock Company plays a role of service offer integrator of the Rosatom State Corporation for nuclear power plants abroad.  The Rosatom State Corporation is a global company that operates on the international market, where development of the 

service business abroad has become increasingly important. The specialised JSC <Rusatom Service> was founded 4 years ago and became a member of the "Electric Power" division.  The company provides full range of services and supplies required for maintenance and repair 

for the foreign nuclear power plants that operate VVER-type reactors.  Now, the company has been present on the market in 11 countries worldwide and services 22 of 37 existing NPP VVER power units outside Russia.

 

The Rusatom Service holds leading positions in the markets of China, Iran, Bulgaria and Armenia and acts as a general contractor of works for lifetime extension, implementation of scheduled preventive maintenance and upgrading the equipment at VVER nuclear power plants.  The Rusatom Service has business portfolio in foreign markets, which amount is about  $500 million.