Russia’s nuclear equipment manufacturer Atommash has shipped the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) and the full set of four steam generators for Unit 3 of the Xudabu (also Xudabao) nuclear power station being built with Russian technology in Liaoning province, northeast China.

Parent company Atomenergomash said the total weight of the components, which are among the largest at a nuclear plant, is 1,700 tonnes. The equipment will be delivered to China by sea via the port of St. Petersburg.