17 Sep (NucNet): The reactor pressure vessel has been lifted into position and installed at the Haiyang-2 AP1000 nuclear plant in China, State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) said in a statement.
The RPV was manufactured by Shanghai Electric and marks “a step forward” in China’s indigenous manufacturing of Westinghouse AP1000 technology, SNPTC said.
Sanmen-2 was the first unit to use an indigenously produced AP1000 RPV. The RPV was installed at Sanmen-2 last month.
China gained the rights to build its own version of the AP1000 when it agreed to buy four units from Westinghouse for the Sanmen and Haiyang plants.
Two AP1000s are under construction at Haiyang in Shandong province, northeastern China, with another two being built at the Sanmen site in Zhejiang province, eastern China.
The AP1000 is a 1,100-megawatt reactor designed by Westinghouse that incorporates passive safety features.
