The facility is one of the largest cooperation projects between France and China in the field of energy
The second EPR nuclear power unit at the Taishan nuclear power station in southern China’s Guangdong province has begun commercial operation, it has been announced.China General Nuclear (CGN), France’s state-owned EDF and the plant designer Framatome confirmed the Generation III+ unit’s commercial operating status on 7 September after the reactor completed 168 hours of continuous operation.
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