Head of Atomstroyexport’s in Lianyungang (China), awarded medal of Hero of Labor of Jiangsu Province, Atomenergoprom OJSC
Release Date: 2009-05-19
Head of Atomstroyexport’s Representation in Lianyungang (China) Alexander Selikhov has been awarded medal of Hero of Labor of Jiangsu Province
This medal is granted to representatives of Chinese and foreign companies for outstanding performance during their work in the territory of Jiangsu.
Selikhov has been granted the medal on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his work on Tianwan NPP project, which was successfully completed in 2007. Atomstroyexport was the general contractor and supplier of this project and presently is carrying out guarantee maintenance of the plant.
Selikhov has been the head of the representation of Atomstroyexport in Lianyungang since 1999.
The Hero of Labor of Jiangsu Province is not the first Chinese award of Selikhov. In 2000 he was granted Medal of Friendship.
Many of Atomstroyexport’s employees have been rewarded by the authorities of Jiangsu for their active participation in the construction of Tianwan NPP.
Such an attitude proves that the Chinese partners acknowledge the efficiency of Atomstroyexport and the professionalism of its employees.
Note
On Dec 18 1992 the Russian and Chinese governments agreed that they would jointly build an NPP in China and that Russia would provide China with a government credit for that project. In 1992–1997 the sides considered details, made contracts and additional agreements, prepared the feasibility report, Russia supplied China with necessary materials. At first, the sides planned to build the NPP in the province of Liaoning, but, later, they chose Lianyungang City of Jiangsu Province. On Dec 29 1997 Russia and China signed a general contract stipulating that Atomstroyexport should build in Lianyungang two nuclear power units with WWER-1000 reactors with a total capacity of 2000 MW. The construction was started in 1998.
Among the other participants in the Unit 2 project were Atomenergoproject (St. Petersburg), general designer of Tianwan NPP, Hydropress, designer of reactor system, Kurchatov Institute, research manager, as well as Izhora Plants, Power Machines and other companies producing equipment for NPPs – a total of 150 Russian companies and organizations.
Experts say that WWER-1000 reactor is very safe. It has deeply echeloned protection system: double shell for preventing emission of radiation and for protecting the reactor and a kind of a trap for keeping melted core inside and preventing it from destroying the foundations of the plant in case of an accident. This is a unique technology and China is the first country to have it. The “trap” has been designed by Russian engineers and approved by Russian, Chinese and IAEA inspectors.
During a meeting in Moscow on Nov 6 2007 President of Atomstroyexport CJSC Sergey Shmatko and General Manager of Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation (JNPC) Jiang Guoyuan signed a framework agreement for the construction of the 3rd and 4th units of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant (China).
Atomstroyexport CJSC is the leading Russian organization implementing contracts for the construction of nuclear power plants abroad. After the launch of two units of Tianwan NPP in China, ASE continues the construction of Kudankulam NPP in India, Busherh NPP in Iran and Belene NPP in Bulgaria.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | Atomenergoprom OJSC |
| Country: | Russian Federation |