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First ring of steel containment vessel installed at Bailong-1 unit
The first ring of the steel containment vessel (CV1R) has been installed in its design position at the Bailong-1 unit under construction (China), according to the Chinese industry portal CINIE.
The lifting and installation of the ring was completed on 16 August 2026 at 11:38 local time. The operation lasted four hours.
The unit will be equipped with a CAP-1000 reactor. Its construction began in December 2025. The unit is owned and operated by the SPIC corporation through a subsidiary company.
The steel containment vessel consists of five large modules: the bottom head, cylindrical sections (rings one through three), and the top head. It is one...

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