All three steam generators have been installed for Unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power station under construction in Fujian province, southeastern China, owner China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said.
Construction of Zhangzhou-2, a domestic 1,126-MW HPR1000, or Hualong One, pressurised water reactor (PWR), began in September 2020. An identical unit at Zhangzhou-1 has been under construction since October 2019.
In a PWR system, the steam generators act as heat exchangers where water carrying heat generated from the nuclear reaction is used to turn demineralised water into steam.
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