{"id":25435,"date":"2025-02-06T08:29:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T07:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enseco.sk\/?p=25435"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:21:08","slug":"cold-hydro-test-at-unit-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enseco.sk\/en\/cold-hydro-test-at-unit-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Hydro at Unit 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25435\" class=\"elementor elementor-25435 elementor-25424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fd510c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1fd510c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c51ebd2\" data-id=\"c51ebd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4653141c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4653141c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together with the investor and other Contractors, we made yet another important step towards completing Unit 4 at the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant. Between December 2, 2024, and January 1, 2025, we conducted the first hydraulic test, the so-called <strong>\u201eCold hydro\u201d<\/strong>, per the 4P201 test programme.<\/p><p><strong>What is a Cold Hydro test?<\/strong><\/p><p>The test primarily consists of a pressure leak test and circulation flushing of the primary circuit, a pressure strength test of the steam generators&#8217; secondary side, and related functional tests of critical components of the primary circuit, including:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b906f59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b906f59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7931e4\" data-id=\"f7931e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4555885 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4555885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pressurized water reactor;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Steam generators;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Main circulation piping;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Main circulation pumps with auxiliary systems, and <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pressurizer system. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8cef4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c8cef4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9070ae1\" data-id=\"9070ae1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f59434 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f59434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Difference between Cold and Hot Hydro<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">The Cold hydro test<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\"> is the first comprehensive step in the non-active tests phase (without fuel), whereby all the primary circuit\u2019s main systems are operational. The reactor is only partially assembled, meaning it does not contain fuel rods or their mock-ups. A throttling plate simulates the hydraulic resistance of the reactor. The reactor lid is only provisional, without control rod actuators. <\/span><\/p><p>During a cold hydro, the temperature of the primary circuit oscillates between <strong>110<\/strong> <strong>\u00f7 135\u00b0C<\/strong>. The pressure reaches a nominal value of <strong>12.26 MPa<\/strong> (with a short-term exception of the pressure leak test, when it is raised to <strong>13.7 MPa<\/strong>). \u00a0<\/p><p>The scope of tests is minimized only to enable the operation of the basic systems involved. Throughout the entire process, the chemical regime of a primary circuit coolant is being monitored. \u00a0A prerequisite for completing cold hydro is to achieve a required cleanliness level of internal surfaces.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">During the <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">hot hydro, <\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">the parameters in the primary circuit get closer to the nominal values. The temperature is nearing <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">260\u00b0C<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">, and the pressure is <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">12.26 MPa<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">. As part of hot hydro, a pressure strength test will be conducted on the primary circuit, including the integral parts of the primary circuit loops and the reactor, at a pressure of <strong>19.12 MPa<\/strong>. The entire set of tests is carried out, focused on verifying the smooth cooperation of the primary and partially secondary circuit systems under the standard operation regimes, during the fallout of essential systems or equipment, and under specific emergency conditions.<\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-accent ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-7673898-word-spacing );\">Cold Hydro Objectives<\/strong><\/p><p>The systems (equipment, valves, and piping of the primary circuit) undergo a pressure leak strength test at <strong>13.7 MPa<\/strong> and a temperature of <strong>110 \u00f7 135 \u00b0C<\/strong> for <strong>60 minutes.<\/strong> The internal surfaces of equipment and piping are then cleaned to the required level through circulation flushing until the water in the primary circuit achieves the prescribed quality. Additionally, functional tests of individual equipment are performed in a limited scope and with reduced temperature and pressure parameters.<\/p><p>In addition to the primary circuit, functional tests associated with the secondary circuit&#8217;s pressure test and the preservation solution&#8217;s replacement are also carried out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ac37af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6ac37af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a296c2d\" data-id=\"a296c2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4912a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c4912a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ENSECO Equipment Scope:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22681b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"22681b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eebab2\" data-id=\"3eebab2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb75623 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"eb75623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Volume control system and coolant discharge system<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Oil management for make-up pumps<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hydrogen recombiner<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Continuous coolant purification system<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Controlled leaks from the primary circuit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Steam generator blowdown and drain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contaminated condensate tanks and pumps<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Borated water makeup system<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Chemical solutions preparation and makeup system<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">High-pressure safety injection system<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Passive safety systems and low-pressure safety injection system<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05e2f59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"05e2f59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1611d0\" data-id=\"b1611d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86acebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86acebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What&#8217;s up next?<\/strong><\/p><p>Once the cold hydro is finished, all essential systems and components of the primary circuit are checked by a so-called \u201cSmall revision.\u201d The mock-ups of fuel and control rods are loaded in the reactor, which is closed off by a standard lid containing the control rod actuators.<\/p><p>A hot hydro will be performed, after the successful completion of which the systems of the nuclear unit will be ready for fuel loading and the transition to the so-called \u201cActive tests\u201c.<\/p><p>These steps will also require the same quality of management and a high level of cooperation between Slovensk\u00e9 Elektr\u00e1rne and other contractors, as demonstrated during the successful completion of this cold hydro test. 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