Nuclear Engineering and Construction

Nuclear engineering and construction

CNNC has formed an complete industrial chain for nuclear power plant construction, which includes overall civil work, installation capabilities, such as earthwork, prestress, concrete, steel lining, hoisting, nondestructive testing, and maintenance expertise, as well as site accommodation and amenities.

2022-08-24

Inner dome installed at Zhangzhou unit 2 ahead of schedule

The inner dome for unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant was successfully hoisted into place ahead of schedule, on Aug 23 in East China's Fujian province.
2022-08-22

Largest and heaviest module installed at CNNC Sanmen unit 3

The CA20 module, the largest and heaviest, was hoisted into place at unit 3 of the CNNC Sanmen nuclear power plant in East China's Zhejiang province, on Aug 16.
2022-08-19

CNNC SMR Linglong One wraps up construction of retaining walls

The construction of the world's first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, hit another milestone with the last tank of concrete being poured into the underground retaining walls of its conventional island.
2022-08-19

Pressure vessel installed at Zhangzhou unit 2

The reactor pressure vessel for unit 2 of the CNNC Zhangzhou nuclear power plant was hoisted into place on Aug 9 in East China's Fujian province.
2022-07-11

CNNC small modular reactor Linglong One installs heaviest component

The upper containment cylinder of the world's first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, was successfully installed on July 6 at Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China's Hainan province.
2022-03-03

Construction starts on Tianwan unit 8

The first concrete was poured on unit 8 of China National Nuclear Cooperation (CNNC)'s Tianwan nuclear power plant in East China's Jiangsu province, on Feb 25.
2021-10-28

Hualong One unit completes inner dome installation

The inner dome of CNNC Zhangzhou nuclear power plant's unit 1 was lifted into place and installed on Oct 27, meaning that the unit has shifted from the construction stage to the installation stage.
2021-08-30

Bridge installed for Zhangzhou plant's polar crane

The bridge of the polar crane for unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in East China's Fujian province was lifted into place and installed as one whole piece on August 24.
2020-07-28

Fuqing unit 6 nuclear reactor receives outer dome

The outer containment dome was successfully installed on July 25 onto the containment building of unit 6 at the Fuqing nuclear power plant.
2019-12-03

Milestone reached with key tests of China-built K-2 reactor

A major milestone was reached at the China-built K-2 reactor in the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan, when so-called cold functional tests began on Nov 26.

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