The CNP-300 is a pressurized water nuclear reactor developed by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

It is China's first domestic commercial nuclear reactor design, with development beginning in the 1970s based on a nuclear submarine reactor design.[1][2]

The reactor has a thermal capacity of 999 MW and a gross electrical capacity of 325 MW, with a net output of about 300 MWe and a single-loop design.[3]

The first CNP-300 unit started operations in Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in 1991.[1]

The CNP-300 was the first Chinese nuclear reactor to be exported, with the installation of the first unit at Chashma Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan.[4] The unit began operation in 2000. Another unit was completed in 2011 and two more units began operation in 2016 and 2017 at the same plant.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chinese reactor design evolution - Nuclear Engineering International". www.neimagazine.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Biello, David (29 March 2011). "China forges ahead with nuclear energy". Nature. doi:10.1038/news.2011.194. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Status of Small and Medium Sized Reactor Designs" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. September 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "UxC: SMR Design Profile". www.uxc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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