The world's first third-generation AP1000 nuclear power plant will be connected to Operation in 2013

Yesterday, the National Nuclear Power Technology company party secretary, Chairman Wang Binghua said that the world's first third generation of AP1000 nuclear power plant will be connected to Operation in 2013, when "the Chinese and American technicians will contribute to the public a perfect, advanced, absolutely safe and reliable protection of the reactor." It is reported that Wang Binghua refers to the three new AP1000 nuclear power plant units in Zhejiang, the first in 2013 will be connected to the grid operation. Three years ago, the national nuclear Power technology company and the United States Westinghouse began to cooperate. As of December 2008, the National nuclear power has completed the AP1000 inland nuclear power station's overall design, the key system design, the key equipment overall design.　　At present, the project progress overall smoothly, this year two projects total 18 milestone node Target can be realized completely. "It will be the world's first third-generation AP1000 nuclear power plant, 2.5 ahead of the United States."　　Lin Sing, a member of the National Environmental Protection Ministry's Committee of Experts on Nuclear Safety and environment, said in a media interview. Wang Binghua a rebuttal to questions about how much China's role in the project's cooperation. First, in the execution of future contracts, the Chinese government will send 1000 people to the United States Westinghouse to participate in the development and design of the United States Westinghouse, and secondly, nearly 80 engineers and technicians in China have been working on the engineering projects in the West Housing Corporation, and have signed a lpp--with the American Westinghouse Company. Framework cooperation Agreement for the further development of nuclear energy.