Fuqing unit 5 to get its dome

Construction of the world's first Hualong One nuclear reactor unit at Fuqing in eastern Fujian province will reach a milestone with the installation of the dome on the containment vessel due to take place on Thursday or Friday.

The installation marks the completion of its civil construction work and the start of equipment installation, said Yu Peigen, deputy general manager of China National Nuclear Corp, one of the country's largest nuclear companies.

The fifth and sixth units at Fuqing use the domestically developed Hualong One pressurized water reactor design, a homegrown third-generation reactor, which Yu said is ready to be constructed on a mass scale.