China’s first indigenous Generation III CAP1400 nuclear power plant has been connected to the grid and generated electricity for the first time, the National Energy Administration (NEA) announced on Thursday (31 October).
The plant is the first of two demonstration CAP1400 plants being built at the Shidaowan nuclear site in Shandong province, northeastern China
China officially launched the CAP1400 design in 2020 following 12 years of research and development.
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