MOSCOW, October 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is expecting to take part in the construction of the seventh and the eighth nuclear power plant (NPP) units at China's Tianwan NPP, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky stated Monday.
"We are expecting that our Chinese colleagues will invite us for the realization of the projects on the seventh and eighth [NPP] units," Yanovsky said.
The Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, located on the Chinese coast and considered to be the safest in the world by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was constructed by Russian nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly Atomstroyexport. It began full operation in 2007.
As of 2014, two Atomstroyexport operating units are in service, two more are under construction by the Russian monopoly, to be completed in 2018, and the last four are in the planning stage. The Tianwan nuclear energy complex will comprise eight generating units when completed.
Mainland China, driven by the need to increase nuclear power to curb air pollution from coal-fired electricity-generating power plants, has about 20 nuclear power reactors in operation, with almost 30 under construction, and plans to build even more.
