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Monday, July 16, 2012

China will start to build the ACP100 Pressure Water Nuclear Reactor in 2013

China will start to build the ACP100 Pressure Water Nuclear Reactor in 2013

On July 3, Hunan Hengyang city government with CNNC signed a project cooperation agreement of intent to jointly promote the the Hengyang ACP100 small PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) Project.

In late 2011, the budget for two ACP100 modular reactors was allocated.

The first ACP100 reactor will start construction at the end of 2013 in Putian, Fujian.

THE ACP100 will be a cogenerating system. The ACP-100 will use heat from the reactor for desalination, industrial purposes and residential heating.

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