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Rolls-Royce wins contract from China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation

CBI member Rolls-Royce was recently awarded a contract by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) to supply its SpinlineTM digital safety instrumentation and control technology for the modernisation programme of the Ling Ao nuclear power plant.

The contract covers the modernisation of the Neutron Instrumentation Systems for reactor units 1 and 2 of the Ling Ao Power Plant.

Rolls-Royce provides safety-critical instrumentation and control systems to 70% of China's civil nuclear reactors.

Benoit Chabre, President, Instrumentation and Control, Rolls-Royce, said, "Rolls-Royce is proud to have served the civil nuclear industry in China since the early 1990s. We are a world leader in safety I&C, and our neutron instrumentation technology will be deployed in each of China's current and planned fleet of 22 CPR-type reactors. We are committed to working with our customers to supply products and support services that enable them to achieve the highest standards of safety, reliability, and cost effectiveness."

Please click here to read the full press release by Rolls-Royce.

Invensys China strategy on track for 2012

 

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CBI member Invensys recently released its interim management statement for the first quarter of 2012/13, reporting that its work on nuclear projects in China continues in accordance with the revised project plan, which was put in place in January 2012.

Please click here to read the full statement by Invensys.