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A spent fuel transfer system for China's two EPRs at Taishan

A spent fuel transfer system for China's two EPRs at Taishan

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A spent fuel transfer system for China's two EPRs at Taishan | CNIM Nuclear safety comes first Our customer CNPEC is a subsidiary of CGN, one of the major players in China’s nuclear reactor construction industry. CNPEC is in charge of building the Taishan 1 and Taishan 2 EPRs, for which nuclear safety is the number one issue. CNIM’s spent fuel transfer system contributes to the safety of these new Chinese EPRs, transferring used fuel from the storage pool into a container in a way that substantially reduces the risk of radioactive contamination.A successful product adaptation and a significant contribution to the Chinese economy Drawing on its experience from 16 French reactors as well as Finland’s OL3 EPR, CNIM made some major upgrades when adapting its transfer system for the Tai

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