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Other participants in the rite included Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, as well as the chairman of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), Yu Jianfeng, and He Lifeng, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
CNNC President Yu Jianfeng noted that the first four sets of the Tianwan nuclear power plant, which is already operational, “are exemplary work for China-Russia cooperation in this field. “He said CNNC is “significantly strengthening cooperation with Russia. “corporations in spaces such as pressurized water reactors, fast reactors, nuclear fuel cycle, etc. ”
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Rosatom President Alexei Likhachev then spoke at the Atommash plant, which manufactures aircraft for Russian missions in China. He said the company “operates at the maximum load in its entire history,” producing six reactors with internal parts and 24 steam reactors. generators. ” Despite the pandemic, our joint work has not stopped for a single day,” he noted, adding: “For many years, the allocation of the Tianwan nuclear power plant has been a symbol of the close cooperation between Russia and China. “At the same time, the publication of assignment documentation is in full swing. “
Likhachev urged China to open up a new level of cooperation and expand it more actively in terms of fast reactors and closed fuel cycle. We believe this will demonstrate to the world not only the leading role of Russia and China in advancing existing nuclear power, but also in creating new nuclear technologies. “
Chinese President Xi Jinping said energy has been “the most vital, immensely rich and vital industry of our practical cooperation, and cooperation in the nuclear sector is its priority strategic direction. “He noted that cooperation was frequently intensified and that a number of major projects had been implemented. On long-term cooperation, he highlighted three points.
“First, we will have to prioritize protection and create an example of global cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. Safety is a critical safeguard for the nuclear industry. Nuclear protection has no borders. He called for “the highest needs and standards of quality for the structure and operation of the four plants, thus creating a global example for ensuring nuclear protection. ” He added: “It is essential to fully reveal the prospects of our complementarity in the field of market resources, technologies, capabilities production and specialists, promote our cooperation in the nuclear field broadly and deeply, to make a wonderful contribution to the global development. development of nuclear energy.
Second, “there is a need to move towards cutting-edge progress and towards clinical and technical cooperation in the nuclear field. “China-Russia cooperation should focus on “environmental coverage in the nuclear field, nuclear medicine, nuclear fuel, and complex technologies; cooperation in fundamental research, progress of key technologies and production to publicize the use of the newest virtual technologies in the nuclear industry, to make a wonderful intellectual contribution to the cutting-edge progress of the global nuclear industry. “
Third, he suggested strategic interaction to coordinate the progress of the global system of power governance. He noted that the security and accessibility of power and the promotion of its sustainable progress are “increasingly intertwined. “There are unprecedented opportunities and demanding situations for all countries, and Russia. and China “should contribute to the formation of a fairer, more balanced, more accessible, and more open system of global power control, and offer more answers for global power control. “
He concluded: “Today, the usual challenge for all countries is to fight climate change. China and Russia, as guilty powers, expand their thinking, herald the status quo of even larger low-carbon cooperation projects, such as those 4 units. and play a constructive role in achieving the global goals of sustainable progression.
Vladimir Putin delivered the final speech and stressed that “Russian and Chinese specialists are implementing a truly historic and emblematic joint project. “He said the new equipment is expected to enter service in 2026-2028. Interaction in the field of nonviolent nuclear energy “is a vital component of the entire Russian-Chinese strategic partnership,” he said.
In addition to the structure of new complexes in Tianwan and Xudabao, “many other Russian-Chinese primary projects have been implemented and are being implemented,” he said. These include an experimental fast neutron reactor built in China with Russian participation. “”China’s participation in a foreign consortium for the structure of a multipurpose reactor for rapid neutron studies in the city of Dimitrovgrad is being studied,” he added. The plans include joint studies on closing the nuclear fuel cycle. Russia has also provided China with a radionuclide thermal apparatus for the Chinese spacecraft, which made the first landing on the side of the moon in 2019.
Putin said Russia is in a position to “further expand the experience of the joint structure of nuclear power plants, the cutting-edge partnership in the progress and implementation of low-carbon and other technologies. “This “would allow our countries to make a significant contribution. “in combination with the source of blank strength for global markets, the alleviation of greenhouse gas emissions, the implementation of the external climate calendar, and generally to ensure progressive and sustainable global progress. “
The Tianwan plant currently contains four Russian-supplied VVER-1000 sets (Phases I and II). Units 1 and 2 entered warranty service in 2007 and sets 3 and four began operation in 2018. Tianwan 5 and 6 (phase III) are Chinese. -Designed 1,080 MWe pressurized water reactors ACPR1000. Units 7 and 8 (Phase IV) will be Russian VVER-1200 sets. The Tianwan plant is owned and operated by Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation, a joint venture between CNNC (50%), China Power. Investment Corporation (30%) and Jiangsu Guoxin Group (20%).
First, the Xudabao plant would have six Chinese-designed CAP1000 reactors (based on Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor design), with sets 1 and 2 in the first phase. Preparation of the site began in 2010 and the National Development and Reform Commission approved the allocation. in 2011. La National Nuclear Safety Administration approved the site type for Xudabao 1 and 2 in 2014, with the option of 4 more sets. However, in 2018 Rosatom signed a framework contract for the serial structure of the two VVER-1200 reactors in Xudabao. with the option of structuring more sets in the future.
Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the pouring of the first concrete for Tianwan 7 and Xudabao (Photo credit: Rosatom)
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