OKB Gidropress
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OKB Gidropress is a Russian
state construction office which works on the design, analysis, development, and production of nuclear power plant
reactors, most notably the VVER
range. OKB stands for experimental design bureau (опытно-конструкторское бюро). OKB Gidropress is a subsidiary of the state atomic energy corporation Rosatom.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
state construction office which works on the design, analysis, development, and production of nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
reactors, most notably the VVER
VVER
The VVER, or WWER, is a series of pressurised water reactors originally developed by the Soviet Union, and now Russia, by OKB Gidropress. Power output ranges from 440 MWe to 1200 MWe with the latest Russian development of the design...
range. OKB stands for experimental design bureau (опытно-конструкторское бюро). OKB Gidropress is a subsidiary of the state atomic energy corporation Rosatom.