Hualong One-run nuclear power unit starts operation archive.shine.cn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archive.shine.cn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2021-01-31 05:04:03 GMT2021-01-31 13:04:03(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Staff members work at the control room of the No. 5 nuclear power unit in the city of Fuqing, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) China s first nuclear power unit using Hualong One, a domestically designed third-generation reactor, entered commercial operations, paving the way for mass construction and export.
The No. 5 unit in the city of Fuqing in east China s Fujian Province began generating electricity for sale after a seven-day trial run, said the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Saturday. With Hualong One online, China is now at the forefront of third-generation nuclear technology in the world, alongside countries like the United States, France and Russia, said CNNC Chairman Yu Jianfeng.