AES-2006 is a short name for an evolutionary NPP on the basis of the standard Russian VVER design. Activities aimed at AES-2006 design development for the Leningrad NPP-2 site (in Russia) were started in 2006, with the Tianwan NPP (in China) design being used as a basis. New design differs significantly from the Tianwan NPP design as follows: there are passive systems of BDBA management, borated water storage tanks are located inside the containment, some system diagrams are optimized. According to the Requirement Specification for AES-2006, the design shall meet both Russian standards and IAEA recommendations and EUR requirements.
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