Hot functional testing has begun of the reactor systems at Unit 6 of the Tianwan nuclear power station in Jiangsu province, eastern China, according to a statement by developer China Nuclear Engineering and Construction Corporation (CNECC).
Hot testing takes place over a number of weeks and consists of about 200 tests performed on major systems to check their performance under normal operational conditions, without any nuclear fuel assemblies in the reactor.
Tianwan-6 is a domestically developed CNP1000 design. It is seen as a Generation II+ design and a precursor to Generation III designs.
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