CNNC Says Its Plan to Merge Hualong One Reactor Designs Favored
- China asked CNNC and CGN to merge nuclear designs last year
- Joint-venture company tasked with marketing reactor overseas
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China National Nuclear Corp. said its plan to merge two versions of the country’s leading reactor designs has won favor among nuclear experts, beating out a competing proposal by its partner China General Nuclear Power Corp.
Nuclear experts invited by Hualong International Nuclear Power Technology Co., a 50-50 joint venture between the two companies, voted 14 to three in favor of CNNC’s plan, it said in a statement Wednesday. Three experts stayed neutral.