China's 37th nuclear reactor online (Fuqing Unit 4 at 1 GigaWatt)

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China just connected its 37th nuclear reactor to the power grid. The Fuqing Unit 4 nuclear reactor has a net power output of 1.087 GigaWatts and is based on the CPR-1000 nuclear reactor design. "CPR" is an acronym for Chinese Pressurized-water Reactor.

Nuclear reactors are important, because they provide an independent source of electricity. Unlike nuclear, oil-based or LNG-based electricity-generation is susceptible to energy embargoes. In contrast, nuclear-supplied electricity lasts for decades with stockpiled uranium.
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Fuqing Unit 4 joins power grid | CNNC


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CNNC Connects Fuqing Unit 4 To Grid | NuclearStreet

 
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