• Taipingling 1 connected to the grid Taipingling 1 received an operating licence from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on 24 December last year. • The loading of the first fuel assemblies began at the unit later that day following approval from the National Nuclear Safety Administration. • A total of 177 fuel assemblies were loaded into the reactor’s core. • It attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time (referred to as first criticality) on 3 February. • China General Nuclear (CGN) has now announced that the reactor was “successfully connected to the grid and generated its first kilowatt-hour of electricity” on 13 February. • The 1116 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor will enter commercial operation once it has completed a series of commissioning tests, including a test run lasting 168 hours.

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  • Taipingling 1 received an operating licence from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on 24 December last year. The loading of the first fuel assemblies began at the unit later that day following approval from the National Nuclear Safety Administration. A total of 177 fuel assemblies were loaded into the reactor’s core. It attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time (referred to as first criticality) on 3 February. China General Nuclear (CGN) has now announced that the reactor was “successfully connected to the grid and generated its first kilowatt-hour of electricity” on 13 Febr

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