EDF: world's first EPR connected to grid in China
(CercleFinance.com) - The EDF Group announces today that the n°1 unit of the Taishan project, in China, has successfully been connected to the grid, which is a first for an EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) reactor in the world.
After it is first connected to the grid, the reactor will now enter a period of gradual ramp-up tests. Once the results are satisfactory, the reactor will be tested in stable operation at full power.
“A number of factors contributed to Taishan 1 being the world's first EPR to go on line: it has benefited from a longstanding strategic partnership between EDF and CGN, from both partners' experience in the construction and operation of nuclear power plants, and from the support of leading players in both countries' nuclear sectors,“ EDF said in a statement.
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After it is first connected to the grid, the reactor will now enter a period of gradual ramp-up tests. Once the results are satisfactory, the reactor will be tested in stable operation at full power.
“A number of factors contributed to Taishan 1 being the world's first EPR to go on line: it has benefited from a longstanding strategic partnership between EDF and CGN, from both partners' experience in the construction and operation of nuclear power plants, and from the support of leading players in both countries' nuclear sectors,“ EDF said in a statement.
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