Jinqimen 2 starts construction, marking 100 reactors in operation or under construction in China
With the FCD concrete pour on April 4th of Jinqimen 2, China officially has 38 reactors under construction and 62 in commercial or trial operation for a total of 100 units.
Jinqimen will also be first site to build the CNNC Hualong 2.0, pending approval later this year. The main feature of the Hualong 2 is an improvement of the passive containment design, eliminating the need for backup diesel generators.
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