Rosatom began production of long-lead manufacture equipment for Tianwan NPP Units 7 and 8

Rosatom’s facilities have produced the first forgings for reactor vessels of Tianwan NPP Units 7 and 8. The Units are under construction with technical assistance of ASE (Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division).

According to Alexey Bannik, ASE Vice President for China Projects, “these events signal the commencement of production of long-lead manufacture equipment within the framework of implementation of General Contract for construction of Tianwan NPP Units 7 and 8 concluded between ASE EC JSC and Suneng Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (China) in March 2019”.

The pouring of first concrete at Unit 7 is scheduled for May 2021.