Concreting of the first tier of the internal containment shell (VZO – Vnutrennei Zatsitnoi Obolochki) has been completed at the reactor building for unit 3 of the El Dabaa NPP under construction in Egypt. The work was carried out by specialists from the Cairo branch of TITAN (part of Rosatom).
During concreting, 426 cubit metres of concrete mixture was laid, which became the basis of the hermetic shell of the passive protection system of the power unit. The VZO is erected in stages, tier by tier, with subsequent integration into a monolithic structure. All work is carried out in strict accordance with design documentation, construction schedule and quality and safety requirements.
El Dabaa NPP will comprise four units with generation III+ VVER-1200 pressurised water reactors. The NPP is being constructed in accordance with contracts that entered into force in 2017. The $30bn project is mainly financed through a $25bn Russian loan. Rosatom will supply nuclear fuel throughout the lifecycle of the plant, arrange for training of the Egyptian personnel, and assist in the operation and maintenance of the plant for the first 10 years. The reference plant for El Dabaa is the Leningrad-II NPP.
Construction of all four units is planned for completion by 2028-2029 and Egypt expects that the NPP will reach full capacity by 2030. Work is underway on all four units.
