WorldAsia-OceaniaWestinghouse to add AP1000 reactors to Nuclear Power Plant in China

Westinghouse to add AP1000 reactors to Nuclear Power Plant in China

Type of event:
Nuclear Development
Threat LensRadiological-NuclearTechnologyWorldAsia-Oceania
By Elga Marvelli

Victims

Wounded

Date

October 13, 2022

What happened

The US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it will add two AP1000 technology-based reactors at the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant in Zhanjiang, China. Located in Guangdong Province, the power plant is owned by China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC). The new units will increase the nuclear plant’s power capacity to produce more carbon-free power. The project is part of the 15-year cooperation programme for sustainable nuclear energy.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://www.power-technology.com/news/westinghouse-china-nuclear/

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