In September, 2004, China government decided to invite tenders for four third-generation million kilowatt nuclear power units in Sanmen, Zhejiang and Yangjiang, Guangdong. Among them, the most powerful bidders are Westinghouse and Areva Group of France. In order to better carry out the bidding work, at the end of 2004, China Technology Group Corporation, China National Nuclear Corporation (hereinafter referred to as CNNC) and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Corporation (hereinafter referred to as CGNPC) jointly established the National Nuclear Power Corporation Preparatory Group. Jiang Xinsheng, then president of China Technology Group Corporation, served as the leading member of the preparatory group.
At the end of 2006, China National Nuclear Power Technology Tendering Agency selected Westinghouse and Shaw Engineering Company as the preferred bidders to introduce AP 1000 technology. However, in the middle of the second year, Areva Group also received orders for two units of Taishan Nuclear Power Project in Guangdong.
At the end of 2007, Jiang Xinsheng, president of China Technology Group Co., Ltd., who participated in the bidding negotiation, was accepted by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; Double regulations; . An expert close to the bidding work told Caijing that during the bidding process, Jiang Xinsheng was suspected of leaking the pre-tender price to the French side. 20 10 was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by the court in September.