http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Chinese-AP1000-reaches-full-power-operation
Sanmen 1 reached 100% power for the first time at 2.10pm today, China National Nuclear Corporation and State Nuclear Technology Corporation announced.
Hot testing of Sanmen 1 - which simulated the temperatures and pressures that the reactor's systems would be subjected to during normal operation - was completed in June last year. The loading of fuel assemblies into its core began on 25 April. The unit achieved first criticality - a sustained chain reaction - on 21 June. On 27 June, nuclear-generated steam was used for the first time to successfully rotate the turbine at rated speed.
The unit has been undergoing gradual power ascension testing until all testing is safely and successfully completed at 100% power. Sanmen 1 is scheduled to enter commercial operation by the end of this year. New nuclear power reactors in China are usually considered to be in commercial operation upon completion of a demonstration test run of 168 hours of continuous operation at full power.
Good to hear, pity it's the Chinese who demonstrated to the rest of the world reactors can be built quickly and affordably if you don't have an obstructive regulator in the way. People will just end up going "hurr, poor chinese quality" and dismiss it.
uhhhhhh I'm pro nuclear but build nuclear reactors on the cheap without proper oversight isn't a good thing
I think he refers to the massive money sink that is getting permission and lobbying to build your reactor, not cutting corners on the actual construction.
China is literally suffocating in their own smog so it's no wonder they're the front runners for nuclear energy and erecting reactors in numbers the world hasn't seen so far.
China is NOT known for good build quality when it comes to buildings. This could end up being a disaster waiting to happen.
Where did I say without proper oversight?
Wasn't China working on a thorium reactor? Any news on that?@
A note though, this wasn't 'fast' by the standards that deregulation proponents want, the final design was approved in 2005, this has been a decades long project that the chinese government remained committed to. If nuclear is to make a comeback in the US we can't just rely on the free market or really the private sector to make it happen, we need decades long government commitment
Steady there, Andrew Ryan.
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Yup, construction of those is set to begin sometime this year.
Its a shame that the US developed most of the technology at ORNL and then we just sat on our asses with PWR/BWR.
A lot of countries have many reactors, and they are very safe generally, but all it takes is one level 7 event and the huge expense of the clean up as well as the fact you have to move everybody out of the area is why we should continue to be more careful than China, especially since their 'pop-up cities' are already falling apart.
Because you said "Obstructive Regulator" and "can be built quickly and affordably"
Repeating what Grenadiac said. I'm pro-nuclear as well. But saying the regulators are "Obstructive" is beyond retarded. Like its fucking nuclear, that shit needs to be built carefully and be regulated at all times.
That's what happens when you bow to "ew scary nuc-ya-ler plants kill our children" groups instead of building one of the safest and cleanest type of power plant.
But at least now we have an excuse to burn more clean coal™
Yeah, we do need to try and get more plants built. I live near Vogtle, and they've got some stuff underway there, but it's rare to see that happening anymore.
Whats worst is that liberals, who more often then not on the side of science (especially compared to conservatives), have historically been the chief opponents of nuclear power. Enough that you still have Democratic candidates today running on eco-friendly energy platforms that completely exclude nuclear power. The biggest example I can think of is Tulsi Gabbard, rumored presidential candidate and chief sponsor of the Off Act - which has not one mention of nuclear energy in its entire length. Seriously, I CTRL+Fed the whole thing. Quick research also shows she has previously fearmongered about nuclear powerplant construction after the Fukishima incident. I highly doubt her stance has changed.
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