Giant generator hits the road

摘要

Dongfang Electric has celebrated shipping the largest component it has ever made - the 1750 MWe generator destined for the Taishan 1 EPR under construction. Claimed to be the world's largest single-piece electrical generator, the component will produce 1750 MWe gross when attached to the steam turbine driven by heat from the nuclear reactor of Taishan 1. Around 90 MWe of this power will be used by plant components such as the large pumps that circulate cooling water, leaving 1660 MWe net for supply to the grid. Taishan will have two such Areva EPR units, slated to begin operation in 2014 and 2015.