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    New Chinese Nuclear Unit Connected to Electric Grid

    Kristen Moran
    Aug. 06, 2015 11:06AM PST
    Energy Investing

    World Nuclear News reported that Unit 2 of China’s Fuqing nuclear power plant has been connected to the electricity grid and its expected to begin commercial operation by the end of 2015.

    World Nuclear News reported that Unit 2 of China’s Fuqing nuclear power plant has been connected to the electricity grid and its expected to begin commercial operation by the end of 2015.
    As quoted in the market news:

    The 1087 MWe CPR-1000 pressurized water reactor (PWR) was connected to the grid at 1.47am local time today, plant owner China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced.
    Construction of unit 2 began in September 2009. The loading of 157 fuel assemblies into the reactor’s core was carried out in May this year, following the successful completion of hot testing of the unit’s nuclear island. The unit achieved first criticality on 22 July.
    CNNC said various tests would now be carried out at Fuqing 2 – including load tests and transient testing – before the unit enters commercial operation later this year.
    The Fuqing plant will eventually house six Chinese-designed PWRs. Unit 1 started up in July 2014, was connected to the grid the following month and entered commercial operation in November. Ground was broken in June 2009 for Fuqing unit 3 and 4, which will also feature CPR-1000 reactors. Unit 3 should begin operation in late-2015, while unit 4 is scheduled to start up in 2017.

    Click here to read the full World Nuclear News report.

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