AtkinsRéalis subsidiary Candu Power has received the contract to increase the operational lifetime of the 2 Candu reactors at China’s Qinshan Nuclear Producing Station, Part III, in Zhejiang province.
They began working in 2002 and 2003, and are nearing their scheduled date for element alternative to permit 30 extra years of operation.
This contract follows mandates in 2021 and 2022 for pre-project preparatory work.
The work now entails embrace reactor tooling and different design, engineering, and procurement companies.
AtkinsRéalis can even practice staff of Third Qinshan Nuclear Energy Firm, the plant’s operator.
The corporate didn’t disclose the contract’s worth, however stated its reactor assist enterprise might be price $15bn over the subsequent 10 years, with 19 Candu reactors in China, Canada, Argentina, Romania, and South Korea.
AtkinsRéalis is the only industrial licensee of the Candu mental property portfolio.
Atomic Power of Canada, Ltd. (AECL) helped construct Qinshan Part III’s reactors.
AECL offered its Candu reactor enterprise to Canadian engineer SNC-Lavalin in 2011.
This yr, Qinshan Part III set a file in China for 677 days of steady operation.
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