13 January 2021
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GE Steam Power has delivered the first Arabelle steam turbine module for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey. Manufactured at its factory in Belfort, France, the turbine module is the first equipment delivered by GE for the project and was delivered four months ahead of schedule.
The first Arabelle HIP module for use at Akkuyu (Image: GE)
GE Steam Power is supplying the four nuclear turbine generator sets for Turkey s first nuclear power plant under a contract awarded to AAEM Turbine technology LLC (AAEM) in 2007. These include the Arabelle steam turbines, Gigatop 4-poles generators and condenser vacuum pumps. GE will also provide full design for its scope of supply, and basic design for AAEM s scope.
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GE Steam Power (NYSE:GE) delivered the first Arabelle steam turbine module for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant from its Belfort factory in France.
GE Steam Power (NYSE:GE) delivered the first Arabelle steam turbine module for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant from its Belfort factory in France. This is the first equipment delivered by GE for the project, and it was delivered four months ahead of schedule. GE’s full scope for Akkuyu includes all the major equipment for the nuclear power plant’s four turbine islands including the Arabelle steam turbines, the Gigatop 4 poles generators and the vacuum pumps in the turbine hall.
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First Turbine Module Delivered for Turkish Nuclear Plant
Turkey’s first nuclear power plant reached a milestone with delivery of the first steam turbine module for the project, four months ahead of schedule.
GE Steam Power, which is supplying all the major equipment for the plant’s four turbine islands, on Jan. 12 announced it had delivered the module to Atomenergomash, an engineering company and the nuclear power division of Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear power company.