China may get a share in SVBR-100

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 01.12.2014

The Russian co-investors, Rosatom and Oleg Deripaska's structures, are willing to invite the Chinese CNNC corporation to join the SVBR-100 lead-bismuth reactor project.

Russia is a traditional partner of China in the nuclear industry, but so far the turnkey solutions are only delivered to Beijing.

It is not yet is not specified what share could be given to the Chinese nuclear company. Neither it is known if the CNNC could obtain the rights for the lead-bismuth technology.

The sources said that the issue of CNNC's participation in the SVBR-100 project was raised during a meeting of the Chinese and the representatives of Rosatom at the beginning of October.

Topics: Russia, China, Fast breeders, Lead-Bismuth

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