▁These ▁V VER ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁react ors ▁are ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁conf in ement ▁shell ▁capable ▁of ▁being ▁hit ▁by ▁an ▁aircraft ▁we igh ing ▁ 2 0 ▁t onnes ▁and ▁suffering ▁no ▁expected ▁damage . ▁Other ▁important ▁safety ▁features ▁include ▁an ▁emer gency ▁core ▁cool ing ▁system ▁and ▁core ▁conf in ement ▁system . ▁Russia ▁delivered ▁initial ▁fuel ▁loads ▁for ▁the ▁T ian wan ▁react ors . ▁China ▁planned ▁to ▁begin ▁ind igen ous ▁fuel ▁fabric ation ▁for ▁the ▁T ian wan ▁plant ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁using ▁technology ▁transferred ▁from ▁Russian ▁nuclear ▁fuel ▁producer ▁TV EL . ▁ ▁The ▁T ian wan ▁N uc lear ▁Power ▁Plant ▁uses ▁many ▁third ▁party ▁parts . ▁While ▁the ▁re actor ▁and ▁tur bo - gener ators ▁are ▁of ▁Russian ▁design , ▁the ▁control ▁room ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁an ▁international ▁cons ort ium . ▁In ▁this ▁way ▁the ▁plant ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁meet ▁widely ▁recogn ised ▁safety ▁standards ; ▁safety ▁systems ▁were ▁already ▁mostly ▁in ▁place ▁but ▁the ▁previous ▁monitoring ▁of ▁these ▁systems ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁international ▁safety ▁standards . ▁The ▁new ▁V VER ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁plant ▁built ▁in ▁China ▁has ▁ 9 4 % ▁of ▁its ▁systems ▁autom ated , ▁meaning ▁the ▁plant ▁can ▁control ▁itself ▁under ▁most ▁situations . ▁Ref uel ing ▁procedures ▁require ▁little ▁human ▁inter vention . ▁Five ▁operators ▁are ▁still ▁needed ▁in ▁the ▁control ▁room . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Russia ▁secured ▁an ▁agreement