Nuclear powerplant – installation of subsea pipes & culverts

The Akkuyu nuclear powerplant (Turkish: Akkuyu nükleer güç santrali) is a nuclear power plant under development, at Akkuyu, in Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Turkey. It will be the country’s first nuclear powerplant, comprising four 1,200 MW VVER units. The Conquest MB1 is chartered by Sirius Marine, and Cengiz Holding to install subsea GRP pipes and culverts for the cooling system of the powerplant.

For the project, two crawler cranes from Dutch Offshore were installed on deck. A 180t heavy duty Sennebogen 6180 crawler crane and a 500t Liebherr LR1500 crawler crane.

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Project specifications

Client

Sirius Marine/Conqiz holding

Location

Akkuyu, Turkey

Duration

1 year

Weights

Up to 700t

Scope

Install subsea GRP pipes and culverts

Location

36°08'24.81"N | 33°31'59.58"E

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