China's CGN replaces cracked component at Taishan nuclear plant construction

Harbin Electric

13/12/2017 04:09

BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) -  
    * CGN Power Co  1816.HK  said on Tuesday it has replaced a 
component at the under-construction Taishan nuclear plant after 
finding the cracked part during tests of a deaerator  
    * The company is a subsidiary of state-owned nuclear giant 
China 
General Nuclear Power Corp  IPO-CGNP.HK   
    * The company's statement came after media reports that the 
company had spotted flaws in the deaerator before tests 
    * The deaerator, which removes dissolved oxygen by heating 
water, 
was built by Harbin Electric  1133.HK   
    * The company said the cracked component is not part of the 
nuclear safety system  
    * CGN is building the Taishan power plant in Guangdong with 
French 
utility Electricite de France (EDF)  EDF.PA   
    * The project has been delayed repeatedly since construction 
began 
in 2009 and is now due to open in H2 2017 or H1 2018 
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 (Reporting by Muyu Xu and Josephine Mason; Editing by Tom 
Hogue) 
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Keywords: CHINA NUCLEAR/