BEIJING (Reuters) – China National Nuclear Corp. said the first of its Hualong One units, third-generation pressurized water reactors, began trading on Saturday.
The Fuqing reactor in southeast China’s Fujian Province was first connected to the grid on November 27 last year, after more than five years of construction work.
“This marks China dominating independent third-generation nuclear power technology after the United States, France, Russia and others,” the company said in a statement on its official WeChat account.
Hualong One units, designed to have a service life of 60 years, have an installed capacity of 1,161 million kilowatts each, CNNC said.
Construction of a second Hualong One unit at Fuqing site is expected to be completed this year.
CNNC said the project would help China ensure its national energy security and achieve carbon neutrality.
Reports by Min Zhang and Norihiko Shirouzu; edited by Jane Wardell