The first fuel loading for Unit 5 was completed on July 9, two days after China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration issued a 40-year operating license for the reactor. Grid connection is expected later this year, after which the unit will enter commercial operation.
Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation is a joint venture of China National Nuclear Power Corporation, Shanghai Hexi Power Investment, and Jiangsu Guoxin Group.
Tianwan in brief: Located in China’s Jiangsu province, Tianwan houses four AES-91 pressurized water reactors (Units 1 and 2 began commercial operation in 2007, with Units 3 and 4 coming on line in 2018), plus two 1,000-MWe domestically developed ACPR-1000 PWRs, Units 5 and 6 (Unit 6 is scheduled for startup in 2021). In addition, the construction of two VVER-1200 PWRs, Units 7 and 8, is scheduled to begin in 2021 and 2022, respectively, with completion in 2026 and 2027.