Unit 4 of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Qinshan Phase II nuclear power plant was connected to the grid on 25 November – the second Chinese reactor to be connected this year. It is expected to enter commercial operation early in 2012.
Construction of the Sanmen nuclear power plant has reached a milestone with the installation of the pressure vessel for the first reactor.
A newly negotiated agreement will enable Canada to increase uranium exports to China.
The reactor pressure vessel for Haiyang unit 1 has been successfully hoisted into place, China's State State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) has announced..jpg "Changjiang 1 dome lifting (CNECC)"){kind=small}
The dome of the reactor containment building has been successfully lowered into place at unit 1 at the Changjiang nuclear power plant on China's southern island province of Hainan.
Russia and China have held their first meeting for cooperation in the development of marine nuclear energy for floating power plants and potentially for propulsion of large ships..jpg "Qinshan II 4 grid connection (CNNC)")
Unit 4 of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Qinshan Phase II nuclear power plant was connected to the grid on 25 November – the second Chinese reactor to be connected this year. It is expected to enter commercial operation early in 2012.
A demonstration nuclear power plant featuring small, modular reactors is to be constructed at Zhangzhou in China's Fujian province. The plant will provide the city with electricity, heat and water desalination.
No life extensions will be granted to Taipower's existing nuclear power plants in a newly announced nuclear energy policy that promises eventually to make the island 'nuclear-free'..jpg "Sanmen1 RPV, September 2011 (SNPTC)")
Construction of the Sanmen nuclear power plant has reached a milestone with the installation of the pressure vessel for the first reactor.