Unit 3 of China General Nuclear's (CGN's) Yangjiang plant in Guangdong province has been connected to the electricity grid. The reactor is expected to enter commercial operation by the end of the year, says World Nuclear News.

Yangjiang Units 3 and 4 in 2015. Image source: CGN. Construction of the unit began in November 2010. The loading of fuel assemblies into the reactor's core was completed on September 11 and the unit achieved first criticality on October 11.

Six units are planned for the Yangjiang site by CGN. The first two units are 1,021 MWe (net) CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors. Units 3 and 4 are 1,089 MWe CPR-1000+ units. Units 5 and 6 are 1,080 MWe ACPR-1000s. Unit 1 entered commercial operation in March and Unit 2 began commercial operation in June. Unit 4 has been under construction since 2012 and is scheduled to start up in 2017.

First concrete for Unit 5 was poured in September 2013, while first pour for unit 6 took place three months later.

All six reactors should be in operation by 2019, with a combined generating capacity of around 6,100 MWe.

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