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Two units of the Qinshan NPP site
SNT meets China: two cultures see eye-to-eye
In order to ensure that the project handling was on the right track
from the very start, snt invited its new customers to Germany for
a progress meeting. there are plenty of reports about differences
in business between Chinese and Germans, much of which
relates to etiquette and negotiation techniques. During the
meetings, however, another more tangible difference became
apparent: in terms of body size and dimensions, Western europeans
are built rather taller than the Asians. A factor that was not
taken into consideration when planning the system, and which
could lead to difficulties for the Chinese personnel during the
commissioning process.
Two-drum drying plant for Qinshan nuclear power plant, phase II
Qinshan
Shanghai
Miriam Hupf, responsible for the two-drum drying plant at snt
plant construction, was a major help in illustrating this height
difference between europeans and Asians. At just 160 cm, she
was more at eye-level with the Chinese than her colleagues. the
“reference Chinese” at snt plant construction had been found.
As a result of this discovery, for example, snt adapted the operating
panel for the drying plant to the height of the Chinese, in
order to supply the customer with a user-friendly drying plant.
After a project runtime of around 16 months, including all
additional components subsequently installed, the plant was put
on board a ship for its journey to Asia. the final act for snt
will later be supporting the customer in assembling and then
commissioning the plant.