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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

i-Nuclear Update Areva says it reduced manufacturing time on EPR heavy components 40% for Taishan 1

Areva says it reduced manufacturing time on EPR heavy components 40% for Taishan 1

by I-Nuclear
Areva said April 17 it has delivered two steam generators and the pressuriser for the first Chinese EPR, Taishan 1, and that it has reduced the manufacturing time for the heavy components by 40%.
"The optimized manufacturing and delivery in accordance with the customer's desired schedule of the heavy components for the Taishan 1 nuclear steam supply system [NSSS] demonstrates Areva’s capacity to mass produce equipment for the third generation of EPR reactors," Claude Jaouen, senior executive vice president for Areva’s reactors & services activities, said in a statement.

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