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China hits clean energy milestone as Hualong One nuclear reactor enters new stage

CGTN

 , Updated 16:27, 12-Oct-2025
00:44

The world's largest base for China's third-generation Hualong One nuclear reactors in Zhangzhou, southeast Fujian Province, has hit a milestone in the country's clean energy transition. 

Unit 2 of the China National Nuclear Corporation's Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant began its first nuclear fuel loading today.

Hualong One nuclear power base in Zhangzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, October 11, 2025. /CMG
Hualong One nuclear power base in Zhangzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, October 11, 2025. /CMG

Hualong One nuclear power base in Zhangzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, October 11, 2025. /CMG

This stage marks the dividing line between non-nuclear and nuclear testing in nuclear power project construction, and is one of the most important steps before a unit is connected to the grid for power generation.

(Cover via CMG)

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