TES-3 is a transportable nuclear power plant transported on four self-propelled caterpillar chassis based on the T-10 heavy tank. TPP-3 was developed at Laboratory "B" ( Physics and Power Engineering Institute of Obninsk ). The chassis (object 27) was developed at the Design Bureau of the Kirov Plant by lengthening the chassis of the T-10 tank (and, accordingly, increasing the number of track rollers to 10) and increasing the width of the tracks to maintain specific ground pressure within the required limits.
The thermal power of a double-loop heterogeneous water-water reactor installed on two self-propelled guns is 8.8 MW (electric, from generators - 1.5 MW). Two other self-propelled units housed turbines , a generator and other equipment.
In addition to using the tracked chassis, it was also possible to transport the power station on railway platforms.
TPP-3 went into trial operation in 1961 . Subsequently, the program was minimized. In the 1980s, the idea of transportable large-block small-capacity nuclear power plants was further developed in the form of TPP-7 and TPP-8 .
See also
- FNPP
- Pamir NPP