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According to China Huaneng – the lead organisation in the consortium to build the demonstration unit – the second reactor at the facility, which is also known as Shidaowan, reached first criticality on 11 November and will now follow a similar pathway of tests to those carried out at the first reactor.
Unit 1, which reached first criticality in September, is scheduled to be connected to the electricity grid before the end of this year and to begin generating electricity for the grid in 2022.
The gas-cooled HTR-PM is a Generation-IV reactor design with twin reactor modules of 100 MW each driving a single 200-MW steam turbine.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/reactor-no-2-at-shidao-bay-htr-pm-plant-reaches-first-criticality-11-1-2021
The No.1 reactor at the plant, also known as at Shidaowan, achieved first criticality at 09.35 local time on 12 September, CNNC announced. It said the milestone was reached 23 days after the start of fuel loading.
Operators will now perform zero-power physical tests to verify the core and control rod performance and the functionality of monitoring equipment.
The unit is scheduled to be connected to the electricity grid before the end of this year and to begin generating electricity for the grid in 2021.
The gas-cooled HTR-PM is a Generation-IV reactor design with twin reactor modules of 100 MW each driving a single 200-MW steam turbine.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/first-reactor-at-shidao-bay-htr-pm-plant-reaches-first-criticality-9-2-2021
Candida Whitmill, managing director Newcastle-based Penultimate Power said the Generation IV high temperature gas-cooled reactor (EH HGTR) it is developing with the JAEA is aimed at industrial clusters. Penultimate Power claims the first unit will cost in the region of £100m, with reductions for future units.
The UK recently opened up its nuclear generic design assessment to advanced nuclear technologies. Penultimate Power is aiming to be the first to register with the new licencing regime with the EH HTGR.
Penultimate Power says it is a privately funded company working with the UK supply chain and public nuclear organisations to deliver affordable carbon-free heat and power. In 2016, Ms Whitmill told a local newspaper that Penultimate Power has the expertise in its advisory board to work effectively with an overseas partner in navigating the rigorous UK licensing regime.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-company-announced-htgr-collaboration-with-japan-5-4-2021
Under the agreement, NCBJ will receive about €13.3m from the government over three years for the development of a basic design of an HTGR device, with “an initial level of detail.”
According to NCBJ’s director Krzysztof Kurek, laboratory facilities will need to be built at the facility, primarily for the testing of materials to be used in an HTGR.
“Materials for this type of devices must work under extreme conditions, like high temperatures, high pressures, and exposure to neutron radiation,” he said.
“As part of the contract, we will also perform the necessary technical analyses, simulations and safety analyses required prior to applying for a license to build a nuclear facility.”
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 15 May 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-research-centre-signs-agreement-for-htgr-development-5-5-2021
The connection for the first of the twin modules was finished on 28 April 2020. The same work had already been finished on 18 March for the second module.
Work on the demonstration HTGR at Shidao Bay in Shandong province, eastern China, began in December 2012.
China has been developing HTGR technology since the 1970s. The Shidaowan HTR-PM had been expected to start generation in 2019, which would have made it the first Generation IV reactor to enter operation.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 06 May 2020
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/cnnc-announces-progress-at-generation-iv-shidao-bay-htr-pm-5-2-2020