RUSSIAN, GERMAN SPECIALISTS TO BOOST KOLA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SAFETY

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MURMANSK, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and German specialists are working to enhance radiation safety at the Kola nuclear power plant in the Murmansk region (it is found beyond the polar circle on the border with Norway and is washed by the Barents sea). They improve wall and ceiling waterproofing in the unit 2 boron regulation system, the administration said.

"The boron regulation room is where boron solutions are prepared to be used in continuous process. Full waterproofing will increase radiation and industrial safety," it said.

Waterproofing is a multistage process employing updated materials and technologies to attain the 100-percent result.

Walls and ceiling preparation involves the use of a special solution converting water-soluble salts (chlorides and sulfates) harmful to the structure into insoluble or hardly soluble compounds.

The surface is protected from penetrating water, acids and alkalis by an injection froth. A very efficient material goes for elastic sealing of cracks and joints in concrete.

A cement-based binder is used for antirust protection of steel rods and contact between concrete and cement surfaces.

Surface finishing and sealing of cracks and seams is done by a fine-grained cement filler. At the final stage, the concrete surface is protected by a waterproof epoxy material.

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