Adhering to the self-reliance principle and constructing a safe, economic, high-quality nuclear power plant-report on the construction of Qinshan phase III nuclear power project

Qinshan phase III nuclear power project is China's national key project during the ninth five-year program and is also the largest project of international cooperation between China and Canada. It has received the great attention from the leaders of both countries and the energetic support from the concerned parties at home and abroad. The project hit an all-time short record in the construction cycle among the CANDU nuclear power plants in the world. Twenty-one design improvements have been newly introduced on the CANDU-6 nuclear power plant, through which the plant performance has been optimized and the wide favorable comment has been obtained from the peers at home and abroad. The project construction is a new model of international cooperation. This paper focuses on the practice of TQNPC in adhering to the self-reliance principle and effecting three controls over the project in its construction as well as on the experience TQNPC has obtained. (author)