Methodological framework for rail delivery of Super-OOG/Super-Heavy equipment machinery to thermal (condensing and thermal power plants) and nuclear electric power stations

Railway Research Institute (JSC VNIIZhT) is the principal agency to develop technologies and regulatory documents concerning special projects for transportation of Super-OOG and Super-Heavy Cargoes using specially designed rolling stock. All relevant regulatory documents existing in the Russian Federation and CIS states has been developed by the scientists and experts of our Institute. At the present stage the demand for such technologies has increased in relation to arrival of the period to modernize and renew the national energy production facilities, which requires to supply newly-built up-to-date equipment to thermal and nuclear electric power stations - and to deliver it as an assembled unit, which normally is Super-OOG and Super-Heavy. This article considers methodological issues of transporting Super-OOG equipment with specific references to recent deliveries of Super-OOG steam generators to nuclear power stations as well as deliveries of turbines, generators and transformers to thermal electric power stations. In cases of demand to arrange deliveries of similar equipment to electric power stations, one may use details of specific transportation of Super-OOG and Super-Heavy cargo units mentioned in this article.

nuclear and thermal electric power stations, chain-carrier flat wagons, steam turbines, combustion gas turbine, super-OOG cargo, inspection of existent clearances for structures and facilities, steam generating station

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