Chinese utility CNPEC has placed a EUR 150m ($200m) order with Areva DongFang for 18 reactor coolant pumps.rnThe pumps are for CPR-1000 plants at Yangjiang in Guangdong province and Ningde in Fujian province.rnProduction will begin in 2009 and the pumps will be delivered in batches between 2011 and 2013. The Deyang, Sichuan province factory will make 'major investments' to increase production capacity.rnThe contracts follow a similar order signed with CNPEC in 2008 and demonstrate Areva's ability to partner locally, the company said.
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