The work was carried out by specialists from JSC CONCERN TITAN-2, which acts as the general contractor for the construction.

By the end of the year, the company's specialists plan to fully complete the entire scope of work.

The event was arranged by the Russian Construction Teams and JSC CONCERN TITAN-2, which acts as the general contractor for the construction of the facility.

In the summer of 2023, student work projects started at seven construction sites of the company: in the Tomsk, Leningrad, Moscow, Novosibirsk regions, in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, in the Republic of Turkey and Egypt.

The championship traditionally took place in the capital of the Urals, in the city of Yekaterinburg, at the International Exhibition Center.

The work was carried out by specialists from CONCERN TITAN-2, which is the general contractor on the site.

The injector building* is one of the most technologically complex and functionally significant buildings in the center. It is in this building that a linear accelerator will be installed, where a beam of electrons will be formed, which will be able to accelerate to the speed of light, ensuring the operation of the entire core facilities center.

When performing the work, B30 concrete was used, which is characterized by high density and frost resistance. Under the massive slab of the building there are several layers of compacted soil, the total thickness of the base including the foundation is 10 meters. This indicator will ensure maximum stability of the electron beam. Tests were carried out before work began. To prevent concrete from cracking, it is important to maintain the temperature difference between the core of the concrete and its surface.

“Today, work at all facilities is proceeding in parallel. About 350 people are involved at the construction site - these are both the own forces of JSC CONCERN TITAN-2 and contractors of the Novosibirsk region. We continue to increase volumes; in the next month or two there will be more builders - 800–1000 specialists. Also, starting in July, we will cooperate with student construction teams, they will carry out auxiliary work,” said Andrey Goncharov, director of the program for construction of the SKIF Core Facilities Centre of Concern TITAN-2 JSC.

The volume of completed construction and installation work at all facilities of the center is 25%. By the beginning of the autumn period, the specialists of CONCERN TITAN-2 plan to complete the concreting of the remaining foundation of the injector building, the main storage ring and two remote stations. There are also plans to complete the installation of metal structures and cladding of buildings, the construction of walls and ceilings for other facilities, in order to carry out engineering and finishing work in the winter. Commissioning of the facility is scheduled for 2024.

The SKIF Core Facilities Centre will be a real technological breakthrough. It will bring scientific research in all industries to a new level.

* Linear electron accelerator building

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The TITAN-2 Holding is a Russian group of companies that builds nuclear facilities. Organisations of the Holding perform the whole cycle of works, from development of basic design documentation to facility commissioning.

The TITAN-2 Holding is the general contractor for construction of the new power units of the Leningrad NPP. At the construction site, the organisations of the Holding perform all civil construction, installation, and electric installation works.

The Holding participates in the construction of Akkuyu NPP in Turkey, Paks II NPP in Hungary and El-Dabaa NPP in Egypt. 

The construction of the shell of the evaporative cooling tower of the second power unit continues.

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