Guangdong Ling?痑o Nuclear Power Station has recently inked a phase II contract in Beijing. The phase II project will come up with the first instance of mega kilowatt nuclear power station independently designed and constructed by China. The event marks China?痵 ambition to build up domestic capacity for nuclear power stations at the mega kilowatt level.

According to a briefing, the phase II project makes the third commercial nuclear power station in the Guangdong area, following the phase-I project for both the Dayawan Nuclear Power Station and Ling?痑o Nuclear Power Station, both developed by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group. The new project plans to build two water pile nuclear generators at the mega kilowatt level. Staring from December 2005 and ending in 2010 for the construction, the phase II nuclear generators will be put into commercial operation in 2011.

The new project will play a role in enhancing China?痵 capacity for independent design, manufacturing, construction and operation of a water pile nuclear power station at the mega kilowatt level. China works hard to fully grasp engineering design and facility manufacturing technologies of second generation water pile nuclear power station, in an attempt to promote the localization and proprietary manufacturing of the nuclear power industry. The effort will lay a foundation for the independent development of third generation nuclear power technology.