The Kanupp-3 nuclear power plant in southern Pakistan, a China-procured Hualong One pressurised water reactor unit, began commercial operation on 18 April, data by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shows.
This means Kanupp-3 has now become the world’s fourth Hualong One unit to achieve commercial status and the second outside China. There are two units in commercial operation at the Fuqing nuclear power station in China and one in Pakistan – the identical Kanupp-2.
This means Kanupp-3 has now become the world’s fourth Hualong One unit to achieve commercial status and the second outside China. There are two units in commercial operation at the Fuqing nuclear power station in China and one in Pakistan – the identical Kanupp-2.
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