Unit 1 of a new high-temperature gas-cooled (HTGR) nuclear plant in China’s eastern coastal province of Shandong has been connected to the grid – marking the start of electricity generation for what state-run China National Nuclear Corporation said is the first high-temperature reactor in the world to begin operation.
The two-reactor HTR-PM plant is also the first to make use of pebble bed reactor (PBR) technology developed by CNNC.
The Shidaowan project, also known as Shidao Bay, is being built near the city of Rongcheng in collaboration with the energy group Huaneng and Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
The two-reactor HTR-PM plant is also the first to make use of pebble bed reactor (PBR) technology developed by CNNC.
The Shidaowan project, also known as Shidao Bay, is being built near the city of Rongcheng in collaboration with the energy group Huaneng and Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
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