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SHANGHAI , April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

On March 25, Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 6, which Shanghai Electric helped to

build, completed 168 hours of trial operation making it ready for commercial

operation. Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 6 is the second unit of the Hualong One

demonstration project of China's indigenously developed third generation

nuclear power plant. The completion and full commissioning of the Hualong One

demonstration project marks China's advancement to the global first tier of

nuclear power technology and capabilities and supports China's transformation

into a leading player in nuclear power sector.

Both K-2 and K-3 units of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant are contracted by

China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC), with Shanghai Electric serving as one of

the main equipment suppliers, featuring a plethora of China's homegrown

state-of-the-art nuclear technologies. The power plant marks one of the most

significant milestones in China-Pakistan energy cooperation, instrumental in

helping Pakistan establish a low-carbon economy as well as injecting fresh

impetus into China's Belt and Road Initiative.

"As a landmark project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Belt and

Road Initiative, the completion and operation of K-2 and K-3 of the Karachi

Nuclear Power mark an important step for Chinese energy companies as they

continue to expand their international market presence. It also heralds a new

era for cooperation between China and Pakistan where the two nations further

synergize their comprehensive strategic partnership in a joint force to push

green development and achieve carbon peak and neutrality goals," Shanghai

Electric said in a statement.

Shanghai No.1 Machine Tools Plant Limited Company, a subsidiary of Shanghai

Electric Nuclear Power Group, was commissioned to manufacture the main

equipment of the reactor internals used in the nuclear island, PMC equipment

fuel charging and discharging machines and also fuel transportation devices.

The company started the project of developing the reactor internals for Hualong

One from 2015, and it has successfully overcome seventy-one difficulties

including technical and testing challenges. During the process, the company

completed technology innovation in 2 material localization, 5 welding

technologies, 4 testing technologies and 7 process technologies. It also

obtained 10 manufacturing invention patents.

In the process of creating China's most advanced nuclear reactor, several

subsidiaries of Shanghai Electric, including Shanghai Electric Power Station

Equipment Co., Ltd., also participated in  manufacturing core equipment of the

conventional island, such as steam turbines, power generators, and steam-water

separators, as well as the design of the steam turbine generator set.

K-2 unit of the power plant entered commercial operation in 2021 and completed

a 100-hour continuous operation test run at full power, with all performance

indicators reaching standards and the unit operating in a sound condition. Each

Hualong One unit is expected to generate about 9 billion kWh of electricity

annually, which can meet the annual electricity demand of more than 4 million

households in Pakistan, equating to the power produced by 3.12 million tons of

standard coal, 8.16 million carbon dioxide emissions every year, as well as

planting more than 70 million trees.

Source Shanghai Electric

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