12/15/2017
By Tildy Bayar
Features Editor
Equipment defects found this week at a Chinese nuclear power plant were reportedly known to the manufacturer since 2012.
Welding defects in a deaerator used in unit 1 of China General Nuclear’s (CGN) 3.5 GW Taishan plant, which were reported on Tuesday, had been flagged in 2012 by an engineer at manufacturer Harbin Boiler, according to a report.
CGN said the deaerator, which removes oxygen and other gases from boiler feedwater, (...)