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Installation has started on the first steam generator for Unit 1 at Egypt’s El-Dabaa nuclear plant, according to the State Information Service report dated 8 October. The report identifies the reactor as a VVER-1200 unit and says four steam generators are planned for each unit.

The reported equipment specifications describe heat transfer, not electricity generation: each generator is designed for about 800 megawatts thermal (MWt) and roughly 1,600 tonnes of steam per hour. The report gives an approximate length of 14 metres, a weight of about 350 tonnes and around 11,000 heat-exchange tubes per generator.