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Armenia
AR-AR-001 Armenia Nuclear Power Station. Photographer: Jim Webber 1995 November
AR-AR-004 Armenia NPP. Breathing air recharging system. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-005 Armenia NPP. Breathing air recharging system. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-006 Armenia NPP. Breathing air recharging system. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-007 Armenia NPP. Breathing apparatus (part of breathing air recharging system). Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-008 Armenia NPP. Main stem isolation valve. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-009 Armenia NPP. Worker installs main stem isolation valve. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-010 Armenia NPP. Worker installs main stem isolation valve. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-011 Armenia NPP. Early installation of spray pond, which is part of nuclear service water system. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-012 Armenia NPP. Construction of nuclear service water pumphouse. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-013 Armenia NPP. Early installation of spray pond, which is part of nuclear service water system. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-014 Armenia NPP. Newly installed floor coating. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-015 Armenia NPP. New floor coating installed in corridor. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-016 Armenia NPP. Newly installed floor coating. Date: unknown. Photographer: unknown.
AR-AR-017 Armenia Nuclear Power Station's service water spray pond. Here, foundation is shown with suction lines running from spray pond to pumphouse. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-018 Armenia Nuclear Power service water spray pond. Here, foundation is shown with water proofing underlay applied. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-019 Armenia Nuclear Power Station's service water spray pond. Here, sand layer is being installed over water proofing. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-020 Armenia Nuclear Power Station's service water spray pond. Here, additional concrete layer is installed; note elevation of suction lines with respect to photo AR-AR-017. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-021 Concrete electrical tunnels at Armenia Nuclear Power Station. Photo shows cable raceways which run from plant to pumphouses. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-022 Pump house at Armenia Nuclear Power Station. The re-bar for the concrete walls is installed. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-023 Pump house at Armenia Nuclear Power Station. Here the pump well shows concrete pump pads and water piping penetrations through foundation walls. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-024 Pump house at Armenia Nuclear Power Station, with lower pipe/spray pond suction lines entering pump house and upper pipe/water line which runs to spray pond discharge nozzles. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-025 Armenia Nuclear Power Station, showing water lines being installed between pump house and plant. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-026 Existing vinyl floor coverings at Armenia Nuclear Power Station. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-027 Concrete floors at Armenia Nuclear Power Station, with vinyl removed. Red area is existing floor condition; lower area of photo is concrete surface after Blastrac surface preparation. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-028 Concrete floors at the Armenia Nuclear Power Station, with surface ready for floor coating application. Note different textures of concrete surface. Surface is very rough. Ideal surface would be typical to medium grit sandpaper. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-029 Floor at the Armenia Nuclear Power Station. Shows view of corridor with Keeler & Long floor coating installed. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
AR-AR-030 Floor at the Armenia Nuclear Power Station. Shows close-up of new floor coating. Photographer: Andrei Glukhov. Date: 2001.
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Russia
RU-BA-001 Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-002 Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-003 Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-004 Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-005 Interior, Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-006 Simulator, Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-007 Training course, Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-008 OJT valve maintenance training, Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-009 Training course, Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-010 Balakovo Training Center and staff. Photographer:
RU-BA-011 Training course, Balakovo NPP. Photographer:
RU-BA-012 Balakovo Donalousky Monastery grounds. Photographer: Kent Faris 1996 March
RU-BA-013 Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Kent Faris 1996 March
RU-BA-014 Donalousky Monastery in Balakovo (night). Photographer: Kent Faris 1996 March
RU-BA-073 Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-077 Balakovo NPP Personnel Training Center. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-078 Laser alignment equipment - ROTALIGN. Several sets of this equipment are in use at the Balakovo NPP. One set with mockups of the shafts is used for training. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-079 A lecture on the use of alignment equipment at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-080 Lecture on the use of alignment equipment at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-081 Heathkit Educational System for studies of the basics of electronics and electrotechnics at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-082 Heathkit Educational System at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-083 Heathkit Educational System instruction, Balakovo NPP training center. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-084 Office of Training Manager, Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-085 Office of Training Manager, Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-087 Soldering equipment, PACE Inc. Sets of this equipment are in use at the Balakovo NPP and the Training Center. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-088 Learning how to use soldering equipment at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-089 Lecture on the use of the soldering equipment at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-090 Archive at Balakovo NPP where new training courses, developed with the use of SAT methods, are stored. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-091 Balakovo NPP full scope simulator, with video cameras suspended from the ceiling. Video equipment at the plant is used for the control and analysis of operators and for the production of training videos; equipment was provided in 1995 and 1996. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-095 Cabinet with video equipment at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-096 Instructor observes the work of operators at the simulator at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-097 Flange Bolt Torque Simulator (DAC Training for Industry), Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-098 Demonstration of the use of the flange bolt torque training equipment, Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-099 Flange Bolt Torque Simulator - training set. Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-100 Simulator of the start-up/control system for the diesel generators of the Balakovo NPP. This class was modernized and redesigned with the use of funds provided by DOE. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-101 Instrument panels at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-102 Assembling the simulator of diesel-generator controls, at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-104 Checking the calibration of the pressure transducer "Sapphire," at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-105 Simulator of the panels with cabinets of Thermal and Hydraulic Automatics (pumps, safety systems, pressure transducers, valves, etc.). This simulator was redesigned with the aid of DOE funds and will be used for the training of operators and maintenance personnel. The cabinets were connected with actual elements of pressure loops and are located at Balakovo NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. 1997 February.
RU-BA-110 Balakovo NPP analytical simulator under development at the VNIIAES facilities in Moscow. Background shows the control panels of the old Kalinin Unit 3 NPP full-scope simulator. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-BA-111 Balakovo NPP analytical simulator under development at the VNIIAES facilities in Moscow. Background shows the control panels of the old Kalinin Unit 3 NPP full-scope simulator. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-BI-001 Bilibino NPP. Photographer:
RU-BI-002 Bilibino NPP, interior. Photographer:
RU-BI-003 Bilibino NPP, interior. Photographer:
RU-BI-004 Mayor (at left) and other officials, Bilibino Town Hall. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-005 Reactor Control Room (1950-60 technology), Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-006 Aerial view of Kepreveme airport on the flood plain, Bilibino. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1966.
RU-BI-007 F.T. Tukhvetov, Plant Director, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant, signing Memorandum of Understanding protocol. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-008 Store goods (typical), Bilibino, Russia. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-009 Town of Bilibino, Russia, from adjacent hill--greenhouses lower right of control photo. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-010 Wood-heated greenhouse in Kepreveme, Russia. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-011 Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant (four reactors). Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-012 Showing use of portal radiation monitor, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-013 Atmospheric heat sink (radiator), Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-014 Bilibino, Russia. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-015 King Air for trip from Nome to Providenia to Kepreveme. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-016 Americans in front of plant sign, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-017 Hotel, central arboretum, Bilibino, Russia. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-018 Reactor hall--green fuel on the wall--reactor service crane--chief engineer speaking, Bilibino Nuclear Powr Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-019 Bilibino NPP. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-020 Reactor shielf plug on operating reactor, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-021 Control Room, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-022 Old emergency backup batteries, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-023 New emergency backup batteries, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-024 Electrical Dispatch Control Room, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-025 Plant heat exchangers with maintenance in progress, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-026 One of four turbine generators, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-027 Lower plant floor showing lube oil cooler, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-028 Green (unused) fuel in reactor hall, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-029 Reactor hall showing refueling machine-note open window behind visitors on the right, Bilobino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-030 Emergency diesel generators (3), Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-031 Spare (used) turbine rotor, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-032 Closeup of refueling machine, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-033 Open reactor shield plug, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-034 Water demineralizer units, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-035 Showing thickness of reactor shield plug, Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-BI-036 Individual steam lines lead from top of reactor to steam drum. These are graphite moderated, natural circulation, boiling water reactors. Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant. Photographer: Don Jarrell. October 1996.
RU-KA-001 Kalinin NPP. Photographer:
RU-KA-005 Kalinin NPP simulator control panels under construction at Electropult at St. Petersburg in Russia. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-KA-006 Kalinin NPP simulator control panels under construction at Electropult at St. Petersburg in Russia. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-KA-008 Kalinin NPP simulator control panels under construction at Electropult at St. Petersburg in Russia. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-KO-001 Kola NPP. Photographer:
RU-KO-029 Kola Peninsula NPP Exercise. Demonstration of building decontamination by high pressure washing. Photographer: Donald Newsom 1995 May/June
RU-KO-030 Kola Peninsula NPP Exercise. Vehicle decontamination unit. Photographer: Donald Newsom 1995 May/June
RU-KO-033 Kola Peninsula NPP Exercise. International rescue unit. Photographer: Donald Newsom 1995 May/June
RU-KO-035
RU-KO-036 Kola NPP turbine hall. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-037 Kola NPP Unit 2 emergency backup battery assembly, in service and operational. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-038 Kola NPP Unit 2 emergency backup battery assembly and Alexander Simeonov, deputy chief of Kola Electrical Department. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-039 Four electronic readout modules (876A-1) for the high-level confinement radiation detectors mounted in a temporary control panel in the Kola NPP Unit 2 control room. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-040 Engineers from Kola NPP and Victoreen (contractor) adjust the alarm set-point for the high-level confinement radiation detectors at Kola NPP. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-041 Close-up of Victoreen 876A-1 readout modules for the high-level confinement radiation monitor system at Kola NPP. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-042 Kola NPP technician installs cables for the high-level confinement radiation monitor system in the control room. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-043 Four remote indicators/alarms (844-18-M1) for the high-level confinement radiation detectors, mounted in I & C control room, Kola NPP. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-044 Victoreen engineer examines cables from the radiation detectors at the confinement penetration, Kola NPP. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-045 Kola NPP and Victoreen engineers wiring connectors on the signal and power cables (878-1-9 and 50-103) for the radiation detectors. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-046 Electrical pull-boxes for cable connections, in-confinement to ex-confinement cables, Kola NPP. Photographer: George Green. 1996 Fall.
RU-KO-047 Kola NPP simulator control panels under construction at Electropult at St. Petersburg in Russia. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-KO-050 Kola NPP simulator control panels under construction at Electropult at St. Petersburg in Russia. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-KO-052 Kola NPP simulator control panels under construction at Electropult at St. Petersburg in Russia. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-KO-053 Kola NPP simulator control panels under construction at Electropult at St. Petersburg in Russia. Photographer: Peter Kohut. 1997 October.
RU-KO-054 Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-055 Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-056 Kola NPP view from "Bold Hill." Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-057 Simulator Facility in new Training Center at Kola NPP is ready for the simulator installation. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-058 Simulator Facility in new Training Center at Kola NPP is ready for the simulator installation. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-059 Developing the input data for the modeling of Units 3 and 4 at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-060 Full-scope simulator, located at VNIIAES in Moscow. Delivery to Kola NPP is planned for Summer 1999. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-061 The full-scope simulator for Kola NPP at VNIIAES in Moscow, where electronics experts complete assembly. Delivery to Kola is planned for Summer 1999. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-062 Electronic experts assembling simulator in VNIIAES. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-063 Server for local network, provided through INSP as part of the Emergency Operating Instructions (EOIs) project. The server supports the works of the Department of Engineering and Technology, which is insuring operational safety at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-064 Verification of Emergency Operating Instructions (EOIs) at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-065 Kola NPP safety expert in the process of verification of Emergency Operating Instructions (EOIs) at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-066 Direct current supply switchboard of Unit 1, Kola NPP. Switchboard supplies safety-grade systems in case of emergency at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-067 Checking the switchboard at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-068 Batteries NCN-35 at Unit 1 Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-069 Performing the daily checks of the batteries at Kola NPP. These batteries, which provide backup power for safety equipment, were upgraded to meet modern standards. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-070 Old Russian-made batteries, used for more than 20 years. These batteries could not meet the modern standards for this type of safety-grade equipment at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-071 Demonstration of the control system for the isolation valves. This system is located in the Control Room of Unit 2 at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-072 Pneumatic isolation valves at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-073 Demonstration of the pneumatic isolation valves. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-074 Electric isolation valve at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-075 Checking the electric isolation valves at the ventilation system at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-076 Post accident radiation monitor located at the Control Room of Unit 2 at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-077 Checking the radiation levels in the confinement system of Unit 2 Kola NPP using a newly installed radiation monitoring system designed to alert operators to close isolation valves in the event of high radiation levels due to an accident. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-078 Inside the confinement instrumentation control room at Kola NPP. Plant workers sealed penetrations where cable and pressure tubes pass through the walls of the instrumentation room at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-079 Cable insulation at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.
RU-KO-080 Pressure tube insulation at Kola NPP. Photographer: Alexander Sorin. October 1998.