Chinese nuclear group China General Nuclear Power Group (CGNPC) has connected the first unit of its Fangchenggang nuclear project to the Chinese grid. The company had completed fuel loading in early September 2015. CGNPC will now carry out a series of tests, including a load test run, after which the reactor will enter commercial operation once it has successfully completed a test run lasting 168 hours.
The Fangchenggang nuclear project consists of six 1,000 MW pressurized water reactors. The first two units (CPR-1000 units) are under construction and are expected to be commissioned by the end of 2015 and 2016, respectively. Units 3 and 4 should be evolutionary ACPR-1000 units, while units 5 and 6 would be AP-1000 reactors. Total investment in the first phase (first two units) is estimated at Cyu 25bn (US$4.1bn). The project is developed by CGNPC (61%) and the Guangxi Investment Group (39%).
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