The inner shell has been completed for the containment building at Unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power station under construction in Fujian province, southeastern China, the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) announced.
The CNEA said workers completed the pouring of concrete over the inner containment dome on 28 May, an operation which took more than 18 hours.
The dome is part of the reactor building’s hermetic protection system, designed to withstand high external and internal pressures and protect against radiation release.
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