Westinghouse AP100, China
Key Data:
Announcement of contract
December 2006
Construction start
Expected to start in 2009
Start of operation
Starting 2013
Output
around 1150MWe
Plant type
AP1000
Location
Four reactors in Sanmen and Haiyang
Estimated investment
Reported to be €400m plus €15m for each reactor
Employment
More than 5,000 jobs in the US.
Key Players:
Plant owner
State Nuclear Power Technology Company of China (SNPTC)
Contracts also signed with
Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Ltd, Shandong Nuclear Power Company Ltd., China National Technical Import & Export Corporation (CNTIC)
Plant Details:
Nuclear principle
Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR)
Containment system
Passive systems using gravity, natural circulation and compressed gas
Fuel
Uranium, and MOX fuel
