Russia's Atomstroyexport has successfully installed all four steam generators for the Kursk 2-2 nuclear plant under construction in western Russia.
The installation of the steam generator set is a milestone key phase of the construction process. In a pressurised water reactor system, the steam generators transfer heat produced by the nuclear reaction to turn demineralised water into steam which is used to power the turbines.
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