July 5, 2018 (EIRNS)—Two nuclear energy milestones were reached in the past week, as the world’s first commercial AP1000 and EPR reactors were connected to China’s power grid.
Westinghouse announced that Sanmen 1, the first AP1000 unit, was connected to the grid June 30, one day after lectricit de France (EDF) connected the first EPR reactor—Taishan 1—to the system. Taishan 1 is the first of two 1.7 GW reactors at the site, which is owned by TNPJVC, a joint venture of China General (…)