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China launches world’s first gas-cooled nuclear power unit

China launches world’s first gas-cooled nuclear power unit

On Wednesday, December 6, China announced the commercial operation of the China Huaneng nuclear power unit, which is the world’s first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. This is stated in the report of the National Energy Administration of China. It is noted that the Chinese facility differs from traditional nuclear reactors in that it heats helium instead […]