China / Sanaocun-1 Nuclear Plant Nears Commissioning Phase As RPV Top Gets Installed

Two domestic Hualong One units under construction at east China coastal site

Sanaocun-1 Nuclear Plant Nears Commissioning Phase As RPV Top Gets Installed
Installation of the RPV top means that the vessel is fully assembled and the plant is moving closer to commissioning. Image courtesy China Nuclear Power Information Network

Workers have installed the reactor pressure vessel top cover Unit 1 of the Sanaocun nuclear power station in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, according to the China Nuclear Power Information Network.

Sanaocun, also known as Zhejiang Sanao (San'ao), has two domestic 1,117-MW Hualong One units under construction – Sanaocun-1 since December 2020 and Sanaocun-2 a year later.

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