This order for the main steam isolation valves (MSIVs) and main feedwater isolation valves (MFIVs) and feedwater motor-operated valves was booked in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Taishan Units 1 and 2 represent the first two reactors based on Areva’s EPR technology to be built in China. By 2010, the Chinese government plans to increase nuclear generating capacity to 40GWe, according to the World Nuclear Association.
Flowserve said that its main steam isolation valves and main feedwater isolation valves are designed to play a critical role in emergency nuclear power plant shutdowns by preventing the blowdown of the steam generators and maintaining their capability to remove heat from the reactor primary loop and the reactor core.
Tom Pajonas, president of flow control division at Flowserve, said: ”We are excited to work with China Nuclear Power Engineering in the development of the first CEPR reactors in China. As China continues to add nuclear power generation capacity, Flowserve remains committed to providing solutions that increase the safety and efficiency of nuclear reactor technology.”
