World’s first EPR nuclear reactor shuts down for examination

Posted: 1st August 2021

World’s first EPR nuclear reactor shuts down for examination
By Global Times Published: Jul 30, 2021 11:30 PM  
Photo taken on Dec 20 2018 shows the first phase project of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Taishan south Chinas Guangdong ProvincePhotoXinhua

Photo taken on Dec 20, 2018 shows the first phase project of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Taishan, south China’s Guangdong Province.Photo:Xinhua


Chinese nuclear giant China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) said on Friday that it is shutting down the Taishan No.1 reactor, the world’s first EPR third-generation technology reactor, to examine fuel rod damages and undertake maintenance.

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