HPR-1000
Hualong Pressurised Reactor 1000
HPR-1000 – Hualong Pressurised Reactor 1000 is China’s latest design of pressurised water reactor (PWR), produced by the merger of reactor designs from China General Nuclear (CGN) and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). HPR-1000 is classified as a generation III+ reactor, due to design improvements over the previous designs, and it has a nominal net electrical power output of about 1150 MWe and a 60-year design life.
The fifth and sixth units at Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, in Fujian province, will be the first reactors of the HPR-1000 to be constructed. Construction of the first of two units is also underway at the Fangchenggang site, in Guangxi province. It has been proposed that the HPR-1000 be built in Pakistan and Argentina.
The HPR-1000 is currently being considered for construction in the UK at Bradwell, Essex.
For more information on HPR-1000 see:
http://bit.ly/2goRqr6
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The fifth and sixth units at Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, in Fujian province, will be the first reactors of the HPR-1000 to be constructed. Construction of the first of two units is also underway at the Fangchenggang site, in Guangxi province. It has been proposed that the HPR-1000 be built in Pakistan and Argentina.
The HPR-1000 is currently being considered for construction in the UK at Bradwell, Essex.
For more information on HPR-1000 see:
http://bit.ly/2goRqr6
What the hec?! articles are not intended to be the definitive account on the topic or acronym in question. Readers’ comments and contributions are welcomed. Email: ndtnews@bindt.org
