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| October 24, 2005 No.1080 | ||
| MHI Receives Chinese Order for Reactor Coolant Pumps For Unit 3 and 4 of Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Phase II |
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| Tokyo, October 24, 2005 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for four reactor coolant pumps from China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation (CNEIC) that undertakes the import of nuclear equipment. The pumps on order will be installed in the unit 3 and 4 nuclear power plants of Qinshan Nuclear Power Project Phase II, which Nuclear Power Qinshan Joint Venture Company Limited (NPQJVC) will construct. The NPQVC is owner of Qinshan Phase II and will construct, operate and manage these power plants. | ||||||
The reactor coolant pump is one of the important components to make the heart of a nuclear power plant and circulates high-temperature/high-pressure reactor coolant that transmits thermal energy generated at a reactor to steam generators. In constructing the unit 3 and 4 of the Phase II, while reactor vessels and steam generators will be domestically manufactured in China based on the policy of Chinese government, NPQJVC has decided to purchase reactor coolant pumps from overseas. The order was awarded to MHI after an international bidding competition. Each of the large-size reactor coolant pumps on order has a flow rate of 24,000 m3 (cubic meters) per hour with a motor output power of 5,200 kW (kilowatts). MHI will supply four pumps in total, two pumps each for the unit 3 and 4. The delivery of pumps at Shanghai port is slated to begin in June 2008 and complete in February 2010. These pumps will be manufactured by MHI's Takasago Machinery Works and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The installation work at the plant site is not included in the contract. MHI has established a longstanding cooperative relationship with Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant through previous delivery of key components, such as reactor vessels and reactor coolant pumps, for its Phase I, and unit 1 and 2 of Phase II construction. MHI believes, the latest order was awarded to MHI due to customer's high evaluation on the company's technological expertise and product quality demonstrated by previous deliveries. Especially, the new plants are identical with existing plants at which MHI's pumps are being operated smoothly. MHI will aggressively promote marketing activity of its nuclear power equipment in Chinese, U.S., European and Asian markets to expand its nuclear business globally. # # #
About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 2,590 billion yen in fiscal 2004 (year ended March 31, 2005). MHI's diverse lineup of products and services encompasses shipbuilding, steel structures, power plants, chemical plants, steel plants, environmental equipment, industrial and general machinery, aircraft, space rocketry and air-conditioning systems. For more information, please visit the MHI website (http://www.mhi.co.jp). PRESS CONTACT: Hideo Ikuno: h.ikuno@daiya-pr.co.jp Tel: +813-6716-5277, Fax: +813-6716-5929 Daiya PR (in charge of public relations for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.) |
