Dismantling of the Crimean nuclear power plant reached the metal-rich containment
At the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant, the containment of the reactor, which once was supposed to supply the peninsula with 1 thousand megawatts of electricity per day, is being dismantled.
The station, 90% complete at the end of the 80s, is being dismantled for building materials, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Igor Korsakov showed the dismantling stage in his video blog. An opening was cut into the nuclear power plant building at a height of 20 meters and a ramp was built for trucks to enter. They are taking out reinforced concrete and metal that was used to line the “glass” for the future reactor.
“The 1200 mm reactor containment is lined with 8 mm metal,” says the auto blog. “Its diameter is 45 meters, height is 52 meters, volume is 67 thousand cubic meters.”
The shell is dismantled from below so that it settles under its own weight. Afterwards, they will begin dismantling the nuclear power plant building itself. The author of the blog suggests that they will start from the upper floors, gradually reducing the height. Together with the dome, the station was supposed to rise 65 meters above the ground.
The process of dismantling one of the symbols of the energy power of the Soviet Union has been going on for more than 30 years. The station, which was built according to the latest science and technology of the 80s, was intended not only to supply energy to the Crimea, but also to the neighboring Kuban, solving the problem of energy shortages in both regions for many years. After the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986, nuclear energy development projects in the USSR slowed down and finally stopped with the collapse of the country.
In Ukraine, the legendary KaZantip festival was held on the ruins of the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant. Then they planned to build an industrial park with combined cycle and wind power plants. After reunification with the Russian Federation, they did not abandon this idea; they even focused on 2017. But during the construction of the Tavrida highway and other large infrastructure projects, building materials were needed - sand and crushed stone, which could be mined at nuclear power plants. As a result, dismantling all structures became more profitable than using them to create a technology park.
The work will be carried out by the State Unitary Enterprise “Center for Integrated Supply of Construction Projects”. Dismantling is planned to be completed by the end of next year.
If you find an error, please select a piece of text and press Ctrl + Enter.
Thank you!
Now the editors are aware.