The steel dome for the nuclear island of Unit 4 of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in Haiyang City, east China's Shandong Province was successfully lifted into place on Saturday, signifying that half of the Phase II construction of the plant has been completed.
The dome measures about 40 meters in diameter with a weight of about 658 tons.
It took over three hours to hook, suspend, rotate and position the steel dome into place.
As key national-level projects, Units 3 and 4 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant are expected to enter full operation in 2027.
"By now, more than half of the Phase II construction has been completed. When they are put into full operation in 2027, the four nuclear power units at the plant will generate up to 40 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, meeting the power needs of half of Shandong's population," said Zhang Zhongwei, on-site supervisor of Phase II of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant.
Steel module for Unit 4 of China's Haiyang nuclear power plant lifted into place
Steel module for Unit 4 of China's Haiyang nuclear power plant lifted into place
