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Pressure vessel installed at Zhangzhou unit 2 CNNC, PUBLISHED 21.08.2022 The reactor pressure vessel for unit 2 of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Zhangzhou nuclear power plant was hoisted into place on Aug 9 in East China's Fujian province, completing a prerequisite for the subsequent installation of the inner dome and the welding of the main pipeline. This is another major step forward for the installation of the unit's main equipment after the successful installation of the unit's three steam generators. Reactor pressure vessels are part of the core equipment of a nuclear power plant. They are known as the "heart" of pressurized water reactors (PWR), and play a vital role in the safe and stable operation of a nuclear power plant. Zhangzhou unit 2 is part of Hualong One, China's third-generation nuclear power technology. The reactor pressure vessel was designed by the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) under CNNC and manufactured by China First Heavy Industries (CFHI) . Other news: 440 nuclear units are operating in the world, 54 units are under construction Construction of first CAP-1000 is started. Russian specialists present reports at IAEA Conference on Fast Reactors A total of 70 reports by Russian participants were presented at the conference. Specialists of SSC RIAR have successfully completed the modernization of the VK-50 reactor This is the first and only operating pressurized boiling reactor with natural coolant circulation in the country. |
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