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Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 Outage 218 Officially Commences
At 2:20 AM on September 1, Unit 2 of Qinshan Phase II was disconnected from the East China Power Grid, marking the official commencement of Outage 218. This outage is a Category C overhaul for Unit 2 of Qinshan Phase II. In addition to the routine annual overhaul items such as reactor coolant system head removal and installation, fuel handling, SG eddy current inspection and flushing, it also includes important special tasks such as generator rotor removal, insertion and inspection, diesel generator excitation system renovation, PSR weakness anti-boron dilution modification, reactor coolant system automatic makeup and residual heat removal eddy current detection function, and nuclear island low-voltage switchgear renovation. The planned items for this outage total 6,119: including 3,764 preventive items, 171 strategic maintenance items, 789 periodic tests, 133 modification work orders, and 1,262 other types of work.
2026-09-01
New tooling at Russia's Rostov NPP cuts filter maintenance time to two days
On August 28, local time, Russia's Rostov Nuclear Power Plant announced that its engineering and technical personnel have developed and put into operation a set of specialized tooling for the maintenance of filters in the ball-type pre-filter system (SShO) of the turbine hall, significantly reducing the time required for equipment maintenance preparation and overhaul. Rostov NPP is part of Rosenergoatom, the electric power division of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom). The filters targeted by this improvement weigh over one ton each and require crane assistance for movement, but the existing fixed cranes on site cannot directly cover the equipment locations. To address this issue, the maintenance preparation and implementation department...
2026-08-30
Unit 2 of Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant Phase II automatically shut down for equipment maintenance
At 21:45 local time on August 8, 2026, Unit 2 of Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant Phase II was shut down by the automatic system due to the need for thermal-mechanical equipment maintenance. After the maintenance work is completed, the unit will be reconnected to the grid. The shutdown was carried out in accordance with established procedures and design logic. The plant reported no violations of safe operation limits or operating conditions for any of the units. Currently, RBMK-1000 Units 3 and 4 of Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant, as well as Unit 1 of Phase II, are operating normally and carrying electrical loads in accordance with the dispatch schedule. RBMK-1000 Units 1 and 2 are in the preparation stage for decommissioning...
2026-08-10