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China's second nuclear power unit using Hualong One, a domestically designed third-generation nuclear reactor, has begun generating electricity, paving the way for commercial operation.
The first concrete has been poured for the basemat of Changjiang unit 4, China National Nuclear Corporation and China Huaneng Group have announced. Two Hualong One units are now under construction as the second phase of the plant in Hainan province.
Unit 6 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The unit - the second of two demonstration Hualong One reactors at the site in China's Fujian province - will now undergo a series of tests before being connected to the grid and entering commercial operation.
Unit 6 of China National Nuclear Corporation’s (CNNC) Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant in Southeast China’s Fujian Province, the country’s second nuclear unit using Hualong One technology, a domestically developed third-generation reactor design, reached criticality for the first time on Saturday, marking its official entry into operation at power and an important step toward commissioning.
China General Nuclear Power Corp, the country's largest nuclear operator, said its nuclear fuel assembly plant put into production in November will further ensure fuel supply to its projects at home and abroad.