China unveils tech for Pak’s nuclear plants

: China has successfully installed the “containment dome” of a demonstration nuclear project in eastern Fujian province that uses a third generation reactor which will also power two plants in Karachi.

The project in Fujian, which uses the domestically developed Hualong One technology, serves as a prototype and proving ground facility.

China has successfully installed the “containment dome” of a demonstration nuclear project in eastern Fujian province that uses a third generation reactor which will also power two plants in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.

Reports said the two reactors China is helping to build in Pakistan will cost around $10 billion and are expected to be completed within the decade.

“The dome will be used for protection against nuclear accidents under extreme conditions,” Yu Peigen, deputy general manager of China National Nuclear Corporation , was quoted as saying.

Last year, China refuted a US think tank’s report that Beijing’s nuclear cooperation with Islamabad contravened principles of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. HTC