Construction Progresses At Kursk Radioactive Waste Processing Plant

Posted by NucNet on 10 November 2014 in NucNet

Plans & Construction

Construction of the first of three sections of the radioactive waste processing plant at the Kursk nuclear power station in central Russia has been completed, Nikimt-Atomstroy, the company responsible for the project, has said.

The completed section will process liquid radioactive waste and will be fully operational by the end of 2014, the company said. The two remaining sections of the project include a processing facility for solid radioactive waste and a storage facility.

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