China Launches 7th Reactor Block at Tianwan NPP

China has started the seventh reactor block of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, according to Rosatom's press service.

Consensus

• The seventh reactor block of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in China has been launched.
• The reactor has achieved a self-sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction.
• Russian state corporation Rosatom participated in the construction of the plant.
• The project is considered the largest economic cooperation project between Russia and China in the field of nuclear energy.
• The reactor has been brought to a minimal controlled power level.
• Testing will follow, with gradual power increase before grid connection.

Points of divergence

• The construction of the seventh and eighth blocks of the Tianwan NPP began in May 2021. — kommersant
• Rosatom's CEO Alexey Likhachev described the cooperation with Chinese specialists as smooth and effective. — kommersant
• The first phase of the station (blocks 1 and 2), built by Russian specialists, has been in commercial operation since 2007. — kommersant
• The Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant is located in Tianwan, Liangyun District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, on the Yellow Sea coast. — vesti

Coverage (2 sources)

• In China, the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant's seventh block reactor has been started — Коммерсантъ
• In China launched the seventh power block of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, built with Russia — Вести

Key entities

• China
• Rosatom
• Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant
• Moscow
• Russia
• Jiangsu
• Sea of Azov
• Lianyungan
• Tianwan District
• Lianyungang City District
• Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant