The valves are intended to be used at three facilities in China: Yangjiang Units 3 and 4, Fangchenggang Units 1 and 2, and Ningde Units 3 and 4. The type CPR1000 units are scheduled to begin commercial operation between 2014 and 2016, each with a capacity of 1,000MW.
Flowserve MSIVs are specially designed, large gate valves with fast-acting and stored energy actuators. MSIVs are designed to be installed in a plant’s nuclear steam supply system where their primary function is to close within three to five seconds in the unlikely event of a rupture in the steam piping.
The valves will be manufactured at the company’s facility in Raleigh, North Carolina, and are scheduled to be delivered in 2011 and 2012.
In April, Flowserve announced a separate multimillion-dollar order from CNPEC for main steam isolation valves, main feedwater isolation valves and feedwater motor-operated valves to be used at Taishan Units 1 and 2.
