On March 26, 2024, at the ATOMEXPO-2024 International Forum, an official ceremony was held to sign a trilateral agreement for the organization of interaction and cooperation the technology of the Mobile Laser Complex (MLC) created by Rosatom scientists from the TRINITY Scientific Research Center of the Russian Federation to the market of complex dismantling works.
The document was signed by Petr Zelenov, Deputy Director General for Development and International Business of Rosatom’s Scientific Division, Aleksey Voronov, First Deputy General Director of the Troitsk Institute for Innovative and Thermonuclear Research (TRINITY SSC RF JSC), and Grigory Frich, President of the Reforma Group of Construction Companies (Repair and Construction Group LLC).
The agreement defines the interaction of the parties on the use of MLC during the dismantling of complex engineering structures, as well as the modernization and manufacture of additional MLC specimens.
According to Petr Zelenov, Deputy Director General for Development and International Business of Rosatom’s Scientific Division, the document lays the foundation for the deployment of Rosatom’s unique technologies in the field of laser fragmentation: “Our Mobile Laser Complex has already proven its effectiveness in eliminating oil spills, fire at exercises of the Emergency Situations Ministry in the Arctic, recycling and cutting fragments of ships sunk in the Far East, and more recently – for clearing forest corridors during the laying of power lines and the dismantling of decommissioned power transmission towers. The agreement signed today is certainly of great practical importance for all the signatory parties. Bringing high-tech products to the market is one of Rosatom’s priorities to ensure the technology development of Russia’s industry. At the same time, it is also important for the construction sector to improve the effectiveness, cost-efficiency, and safety of work carried out during the construction, reconstruction, and overhaul of facilities with the use of innovative solutions.”
“Our laser systems are highly efficient, technologically advanced, and available for any industry. The use of the remote separation laser cutting method is primarily due to safety reasons – a container with the laser complex and the personnel are located at a distance of up to 100 m from the work site. As part of the contract, we plan to make another similar device by the end of 2024,” commented Aleksey Voronov, First Deputy General Director of the TRINITY Scientific Research Center of the Russian Federation.
Grigory Frich, the Reforma Group of Construction Companies (RSG LLC), noted: “In order to develop Reforma’s priority business areas, such as dismantling complex engineering structures, while respecting the environmental friendliness and safety of the work performed, we decided to purchase a Mobile Laser Complex. The MLC can perform separation cutting in hazardous conditions while eliminating the consequences of man-made accidents, fragment thick-walled components and multilayer structures – all this with no workers in the hazardous zone. We see Rosatom as a reliable partner with extensive science and technology expertise, and hope for fruitful cooperation in the development and application of innovative technologies.”
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