China has installed the first segment of the inner steel containment for the Lufeng-1 nuclear power plant in the southern province of Guangdong, China Nuclear Industry 22nd Construction Co. Ltd (CNI22) said in a statement.
CNI22, which is responsible for the civil construction of the Lufeng-1 plant, said workers have lifted into place the bottom tier of the steel containment, weighing more than 800 tonnes.
At a nuclear reactor, the inner containment is a critical safety component, designed to prevent radioactive leakage into the environment in the event of an emergency.