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El Dabaa construction licence

application submitted

EGYPT THE operator of Egypt’s future El Dabaa nuclear accomplished, taking into account the technical
power plant (NPP), the Nuclear Power Plants requirements of the EPC contract and adap-
Authority (NPPA), has applied to safety regu- tation to the site conditions,” added Grigory
lators for a construction for the first two Rus- Sosnin, ASE’s director of the El-Dabaa NPP
sian-designed reactors at the site. construction project.
The operator of Egypt’s future El Dabaa The first NPP in Egypt will be built in
nuclear power plant (NPP), the Nuclear Power El-Dabaa city in the Governorate of Matrouh on
Plants Authority (NPPA), has applied to safety the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
regulators for a construction for the first two It will comprise four Russian-built VVER-
Russian-designed reactors at the site. 1200 units, which are Russia’s newest generation
Russia’s Rosatom said today that once the of reactors are are now in operation at the Len-
permit has been granted full-scale construction ingrad and Novovoronezh NPPs. The Astravets
work will start. NPP in Belarus also features a VVER-1200 reac-
“Since the launch of the Egyptian nuclear pro- tor, which was connected to the grid in Novem-
ject under the auspices of the political leadership, ber 2020.
we have spared no effort in implementing the The El Dabaa NPP project is based on con-
successive commitments related to the project’s tracts that entered into force on 11 December
development,” Amged El-Wakeel, board chair- 2017.
man of NPPA, said. Rosatom will build the plant and supply Rus-
Submission of the documents for the per- sian nuclear fuel for its entire life cycle. It will also
mit application follows extensive joint work by assist Egyptian partners in training personnel
NPPA and Rosatom’s engineering subsidiary and plant maintenance for the first 10 years of
ASE, he added. its operation.
“Today, we are proud of the completion of this Rosatom is also contracted to build a special
work to the highest quality standards, fulfilling storage facility and supply containers for storing
local and international requirements.” used nuclear fuel.
“Thanks to the co-ordinated efforts of the Russian banks are also providing up to $10bn
Russian and Egyptian teams, the challenging in financing to fund the project.™
task of documentation agreement was promptly

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