The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at the first new reactor of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in western China. The CPR-1000 unit is slated to begin operation in 2015.
The Fuqing 1 reactor under construction in China has moved a step closer to commissioning with the successful completion of hydrostatic testing of the unit's reactor coolant system.
The pouring of first concrete today for another Russian-supplied reactor at the Tianwan site in China's Jiangsu province brings the total number of power reactors currently under construction in the country to 30.
Engineers began pouring concrete for Yangjiang 5 yesterday. The new power plant in China's Guangdong province is the largest nuclear construction site in the world._84x48.jpg "ACP1000 (CNNC) 84x48")
Contracts were recently signed for the Karachi Coastal Nuclear Power Project in Pakistan comprising two ACP1000 units. The order marks the first foreign purchase of the Chinese reactor design.
China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) has set up its first South American office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil._72x48.jpg "Fangchenggang 1 RPV installation a, August 2013 (CNECC) 72x48")
The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at the first new reactor of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in western China. The CPR-1000 unit is slated to begin operation in 2015._66x48.jpg "Taishan 1 generator shipped, August 2013 (Dongfang) 66x48")
Dongfang Electric has celebrated shipping the largest component it has ever made - the 1750 MWe generator destined for the Taishan 1 EPR under construction.
Fangjiashan 1's first main coolant pump motor was lifted into place this week as the new CPR-1000 reactor nears completion.
Pre-operational testing has started at unit 2 of the Ningde nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province. The CPR-1000 pressurized water reactor is expected to begin operation next year.