China now has a total of 19 nuclear reactors in operation following the completion and grid connection of Unit 1 at the Yangjiang nuclear power plant and Unit 2 at the Ningde nuclear plant. The country's fleet of nuclear power stations now make up 16 GW of capacity. Also in China, World Nuclear News reports that Unit 6 at Yangjiang has started full construction, with first structural concrete being poured for the reactor. When completed the six reactor units will provide 6.5 GW of capacity to the Chinese grid. Reactors 5 and 6 are the first two ACPR1000 reactors to be built by China General Nuclear Power, developed from French origins.
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