Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (kanupp) – Cold testing Completed
China National Nuclear Corporation (#CNNC) has completed cold functional testing at unit 2 of the Karachi nuclear power plant (#Kanupp) in Pakistan.
CNNC said that Cold functional testing at Karachi 2&3 involved checking some 7200 welds and 800 mechanical connection points within the test boundary for leaks on seven pressure platforms.
According to CNNC, All indicators met the acceptance criteria, installation quality and performance met design requirements.
“The two units (2&3) under construction at Kanupp are the first exports of China’s Hualong One reactor design.”
In the same regard completion of the cold test on 2 December was overseen by the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. CNNC also said that It marks the completion of the main work of the nuclear island installation and the start of the system commissioning stage.
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Hot testing will follow, then first fuel loading and finally grid-connected power generation.
Construction of Karachi 2 began in 2015 and unit 3 in 2016 for commercial operation in 2021 and 2022. Currently, four Hualong One units are being built in China – two at Fuqing NPP in Fujian province, and two at Fangchenggang NPP in Guangxi – all scheduled for commercial operation in 2019-2020.