The China National Nuclear Corporation said its 24
th commercial reactor had reached commercial operations status after completing 100 continuous hours of operations at full power.
The successful achievement of Tianwan Unit 6 reaching commercial status also marks the completion of the Tainwan Phase III Project, which was designated as construction of Units 5 and 6 at the plant. Both of these reactors are AXPE1000 model reactors. Construction of each began with the first concrete pours for each unit in 2015 for Unit 5 and 2016 for Unit 6, according to Nuclear Engineering International.
With no significant delays impeding the schedules, Tianwan Unit 5 reached commercial operations status in 2020. The first of the previous four reactors began operations in June 2007, was the first of four Russian-supplied Gidropress VVER reactors. In addition, Tianwan Units 7 and 8, will also be Russian-designed units.
Unit 6 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province has entered commercial operation, having successfully completed a 100-hour continuous operation test run at full power. Tianwan 6 becomes China National Nuclear Corporation's 24th reactor in commercial operation, increasing the company's installed generating capacity from 21.391 GWe to 22.509 GWe (gross).
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Unit 6 at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province was connected to the grid for the first time yesterday, according to the China Nuclear Energy Association. The milestone - at 8.27pm local time - marked the unit's entry into the grid-connected commissioning phase.
Tianwan Unit 6 Connected To Grid
The sixth unit at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in the Jiangsu province in China has been connected to the grid, the China Nuclear Energy Association announced.
The grid connection was made May 11 at 8:27 pm local time, the World Nuclear Association said.
Tianwan 6 is part of a two-reactor project, Tianwan Phase III. Along with Unit 5, both are ACPR1000 reactors. Construction officially began on December 27, 2015 and September 7, 2016 for units 5 and 6, respectively. In turn, Unit 5 reached commercial operations status in September 2020, while Unit 6 is expected to reach commercial status later this year.
The plant is half owned by China National Nuclear Corporation, while China Power Investment Corporation owns 30 percent and Jiangsu Guoxin Group controls 20 percent.