According to the National Energy Administration, ** the facility operates in test mode before commercial operation.
The National Energy Administration (NEA) announced on Wednesday that the world's first nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province has officially begun commercial operations.
The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor of Shidaowan Nuclear Power Plant (commonly known as Shidaowan) successfully completed the 168-hour uninterrupted test and was officially put into operation.
According to the IAEA, innovative reactors generate a 70-fold increase in electricity production, increasing the sustainability of nuclear power and helping to reduce the volume, toxicity and longevity of radioactive waste.
The National Energy Administration said that "China's leading nuclear power technology research and development and application has reached the world's leading level", and the commissioning of nuclear power plants will help promote the safe development of nuclear power and improve China's scientific and technological level. Scientific and technological innovation capabilities.
Zhang Zuoyi, chief designer of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant project, told Xinhua that "safety" is its key feature, noting that "the reactor can be kept in a safe state to avoid melting or leaking radioactive materials." He added that even if the cooling capacity is completely lost, the reactor will be able to maintain this capacity without any intervention.
In March 2002, China Huaneng, China National Nuclear Engineering and Tsinghua University cooperated to start the preliminary work of the nuclear power plant demonstration project. The implementation plan was approved in March 2011, but was delayed due to a radiation accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan in the same month due to the tsunami that followed.
In December 2012, the Shidaowan project was officially launched, generating electricity for the first time in nine years.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, China ranks third in nuclear power generation, behind France and the United States, and is expected to lead the world in installed nuclear power capacity by 2030.