Record seven reactors entered service in China in 2016

摘要

Seven new reactors entered commercial operation in Chinarnin 2016, a record for the country, with construction alsornstarted on one additional reactor and on one floating reactor,rnaccording to the country’s two major nuclear operators.rnChina National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC), one of therncountry’s three major state-owned nuclear companies, hadrntwo units enter commercial operation in 2016, Changjiang-2rnand Fuqing-3. Changjiang-2, a 650 MW CNP-600 unit inrnHainan province, began commercial operation August 12.rnFuqing-3, in eastern China’s Fujian province, enteredrncommercial operation October 24. The 1,087 MW CPR-1000rnwas connected to the national grid for the first timernSeptember 7, project operator CNNC said.