On February 21, 2022, a hemispherical dome with a diameter of 47 meters and a weight of more than 300 tons was put into place on the Hualong One unit 3 at the Xuong Giang nuclear power plant in Hainan province. southern China. Hualong One is a third-generation pressurized water nuclear reactor jointly developed by China Nuclear Power Corporation and China National Nuclear Corporation. The placement of the dome marks the completion of the main infrastructure for the second phase of the project to begin the installation of equipment. The Xuong Giang Nuclear Power Project plans to build two 1.2-gigawatt nuclear power units in the second phase and put them into operation in 2027. These units are expected to generate nearly 18 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. clean each year helps cut 13 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from coal consumption.

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Source at CGTN/World Nuclear News

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