GTPC Completes Generator Stator Erection for Unit 1 of CNNC's Changjiang Nuclear Power Station

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--Guangdong Thermal Power Construction Company (GTPC) (Guangzhou, Guangdong), a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) (Beijing), completed the generator stator erection for Unit 1 of China National Nuclear Corporation's (CNNC) (Beijing) Changjiang Nuclear Power Station on January 27, 2013, according to an announcement from the CEEC on January 30, 2013.

As reported, the erected generator stator for Unit 1 has a net weight of 310 metric tons. The generator stator was erected at the operation floor in the steam turbine room, with an elevation of 8.3 meters, and is the heaviest single piece of equipment at the nuclear power plant. Successful erection of the generator stator has paved a firm foundation for the construction of the conventional island of Unit 1.

The Changjiang Nuclear Power Project is located at Tangxing Village, Haiwei Town of Changjiang Li Nationality Autonomous Region in South China's Hainan province. The project is jointly invested by the CNNC and China Huaneng Group (Beijing) (49%). The project has a total planned capacity of four large-scale nuclear power units, each of 650 megawatts (MW). Two 650-MW, pressurized water reactor-based CNNC CNP650 nuclear power units will be built in Phase I, with a total investment of about $3 billion.

China Nuclear Industry No.22 Engineering Company Limited (Yichang, Hubei) (CNI22), a subsidiary of China Nuclear Engineering Corporation (CNEC) (Beijing), is responsible for the construction of the nuclear island. GTPC is serving as the main construction contractor of the conventional island. Construction of the project kicked off in April 2010.

According to the schedule, Unit 1 of the project will be put into operation in 2014, and Unit 2 will be put into operation 10 months later in 2015. Upon the completion, the project will be able to generate about 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year.

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