Rolls-Royce deal for China nuclear plant controls

• 6 years ago (2018-04-17)
• David Flin

Asia 859 Nuclear 643

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Rolls-Royce has signed a services contract with China’s Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute (SNPRI) to upgrade rod control systems at 14 CPR1000 nuclear power plants operated by China General Nuclear Power Group. The SNPRI is a subsidiary of CGN. According to Rolls-Royce, the contract establishes a partnership by which the utility may reduce operating costs and improve plant efficiency at those plants.

The CPR1000 is a second-generation PWR, based on a three-cooling-loop design updated to have a net power output of 1000 MW, and estimated to have a 60-year design life.

The length and other terms of the agreement were not disclosed.