Rostov Nuclear Power Plant is located near Volgodonsk, the Rostov Region. As a rule, they prohibit visitors from photographing so we are pretty lucky to have these photos of the power plant.
Visitors are prohibited from carrying in cellphones and laptops into the facility and taking photos of entrances, exits, etc.
We are at the museum of the NPP.
Two power generating units are now working and two more are under construction.
Nuclear power plants of the world.
North America.
Automatic radiation monitoring systems.
That’s all about the museum and now let’s go to the power plant.
‘Today is labor protection day’.
The shift superviser who was also the guide told some interesting facts about the NPP. For example at night, when energy consumption decreases, they have to supply electricity for free.
Power generating unit 1.
These turbines rotate due to nuclear energy and generate electricity.
Behing this wall there is the nuclear reactor.
Power generating unit 2.
It’s hot in there!
The telephone and first-aid kit box.
Construction of the third power unit. Those are metal wires where they will later pour concrete in which will protect the environment from radiation.
Looks kind of gloomy… In the control room. Emergency protection kits. Transportation of the second power unit reactor vessel of Rostov NPP. October, 2006. ‘Thank you for your work!’ In the control center. ‘Do not turn on! People are working’. ‘Smoking room’. Block 1 This mirror in the elevator says, “It is the one responsible for safety at the NPP”.’ Near the NPP. Just one uranium tablet has energy equivalent to 50 barrels of oil, 40 tons of coal and 900 m3 of gas. Rostov Nuclear Power Plant makes 1 million dollars in profit per day.
