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Sanmen-1

Developer: CNNC; Westinghouse AP1000 design

Site: Sanmen, Zhejiang Province

Status: Critical since June 21, 2018 critical

Summary:

World's first Westinghouse AP1000 to achieve criticality

Details

DesignAP1000 (Generation III+ PWR)
Capacity1157 MWe

Milestone history

  1. Announced —
  2. Construction start April 19, 2009
  3. Fuel load April 25, 2018
  4. First criticality June 21, 2018
  5. Grid connection June 30, 2018
  6. Commercial operation September 21, 2018

References

  1. World Nuclear News, Sanmen 1 first criticality
  2. IAEA PRIS, Sanmen-1