The bridge of the polar crane for unit 1 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has been raised into position near the top of the reactor building. Once the lifting mechanism has been installed on this, the dome of the reactor building can be put in place.
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New control room simulators will be used in the training of operators for the AP1000 units currently under construction at Sanmen and Haiyang in China. The first batch of operators is set to qualify by the end of this year._69x48.jpg "Tianwan 3 first concrete (Rosatom) 69x48")
Construction of a new reactor was started this week in China. The Russian-designed model is the fourth to be inaugurated since China resumed approvals for new plants at the end of October._for_home_page_305.jpg)
_72x48.jpg "Ningde first power, 28 December 2012 (CGNPC) 72x48")
A landmark was reached at Ningde 1 on 28 December as the delivery of first power took the reactor from the construction phase into commissioning. Operator China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company said it was the beginning of the nuclear power plant creating value for society._300x225.jpg)
_64x48.jpg "Changjiang dome lifting (CNECC) 64x48")
China plans a 'steady' return to full-scale nuclear build, approving a 'small number' of projects in each of the coming five years and restricting technology selection to Generation-III designs only..jpg "Ningde impression (111x48)")
The first core of nuclear fuel is being loaded at China's newest power reactor, Ningde 1 in Fujian province. Construction on the unit began less than four years ago. 
China continues to progress with its construction of new nuclear power reactors. Within the space of a couple of weeks, the milestone of installing the dome of the reactor containment building has been achieved at two more units - Fuqing 3 and Changjiang 2.
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group will extend the use of Aveva plant design management software to include forthcoming AP1000 projects in addition to existing ones based on domestic and EPR technology.