OREANDA-NEWS. On May 08 the reactor of the 1st unit was set at 100% capacity with the total electric capacity being 1050 MW. A 100-hour nominal capacity testing has been started at the unit. By the start of the testing the unit had produced 2,222,382 MWh, reported the press-centre of Atomstroyexport.


The physical launch of the 2nd unit was successfully completed on May 7. After all necessary tests, the unit was permitted by the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China to start operating at nominal capacity. On May 8 the capacity of the reactor was raised to 12% of the nominal capacity. The launching activities are underway. Atomstroyexport CJSC is the leading Russian organization implementing inter-governmental agreements on the construction of nuclear facilities abroad. Presently, this is the only company in the world who is simultaneously building 7 nuclear power units in China, India, Iran and Bulgaria.