国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: Ready! Sino-European nuclear power unit to fuel global fusion_时事

国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: Ready! Sino-European nuclear power unit to fuel global fusion

According to Deng, the Chinese engineers provided important advice on dome roof hoisting, large volume concrete integral pouring, equipment manufacturing and system debugging, which were proven useful in Europe.

EDF revealed that Flamanville-3 will complete fuel charging in 2019. Fourcade said that the success of Taishan is a huge encouragement to Flamanville-3 in France and Hinkley Point C in the UK.

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Apart from Flamanville-3, Unit 2 at Taishan is also approaching a milestone in 2019. According to Guo Limin, general manager of TNPJVC, Taishan 2 is now in hot functional test mode and will be ready for commissioning next year.

Besides construction, other Chinese elements may also contribute to EPR projects worldwide, Deng said.

"We have both foreign and Chinese suppliers, and all of them are industry leaders," He explained. "They work together closely to improve quality and reduce cost. These materials and equipment will make EPR more profitable to the power plant proprietors and therefore, provide cheaper clean energy to the users."

"One example was the plugging material that we used to block tiny holes. Our Chinese supplier can produce low-price material that fully meets European standards," Deng added. "And Chinese manufacturers can also make large steam turbines. Cost reduction will make EPR more competitive and benefit both the clients and the developers like EDF and Framatome."