ZTPC Completes Erection of Startup Pump for Unit 1 of CNNC's Fangjiashan Nuclear Power Station

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--Zhejiang Thermal Power Construction Company (ZTPC) (Hangzhou, Zhejiang), a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) (Beijing), completed the erection of start-up pump for Unit 1 of China National Nuclear Corporation's (CNNC) (Beijing) Fangjiashan Nuclear Power Station on January 15, 2013. The construction of the conventional islands for units 1 and 2 has entered a peak period, according to an announcement from CEEC on January 18, 2013.

As reported, the start-up pump is manufactured by Shanghai Apollo Machinery Company Limited (Shanghai, China) and has a weight of about 9.8 metric tons.

The Fangjiashan Nuclear Power Project, also called the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Expansion Project, is invested by CNNC Qinshan Nuclear Power Company (Haiyan, Zhejiang), a subsidiary of CNNC, in East China's Zhejiang province. The project is furnished with two 1,000-megawatt, pressurized reactor nuclear power units, with the adoption of improved second-generation technology. Dongfang Electric Machinery Company Limited (Deyang, Sichuan) is the main equipment supplier for the conventional island. ZTPC is serving as the main construction contractor for the conventional island.

Construction of the project kicked off on July 17, 2009. Erection of the steam turbine for Unit 1 kicked off on October 18, 2011. Prior to the erection of the startup pump, ZTPC completed the box-up of the steam turbine for Unit 1 in December 2012.

According to the schedule of the project, units 1 and 2 will begin commercial operations in December 2013 and October 2014, respectively. Upon completion, the total installed capacity of CNNC's Qinshan Nuclear Power Base will expand to 6,300 MW, and it will become the largest nuclear power base in China.

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