State Nuclear Power Technology board chairman Wang Binghua was quoted by Xinhua as saying that an AP1000 pressurized water reactor is currently undergoing trials and is expected to be connected to the grid by the end of next year.
The new nuclear power reactors have been introduced by a US company and improved by Chinese researchers, Binghua said at the Gen III AP/CAP Qualified Suppliers Symposium in Shanghai.
Another reactor of this kind is also expected to commence operation in nuclear plant in the beginning of 2016, Binghua added.
An upgraded version of AP1000, CAP1400, is being developed by China with 65% of the design and construction completed and is due to commence operation in 2018.
