First electricity flows from Ningde nuclear plant
First electricity flows from Ningde nuclear plant
This was the scene when control room engineers at Ningde 1 sent power to the grid for the first time.
The landmark was reached at 2.58pm on 28 December as the delivery of first electricity took the reactor from the construction phase into commissioning. Operator China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company (CGNPC) said it was the beginning of the nuclear power plant creating value for society.http://energyandnuclear.com/2012/12/31/first-electricity-flows-from-ningde-nuclear-plant/
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A
landmark was reached at Ningde 1 on 28 December as the delivery of
first power took the reactor from the construction phase into
commissioning. Operator China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company said it
was the beginning of the nuclear power plant creating value for society.