China installs digital control system for the world's first land-based commercial small modular reactor (Linglong One) in Hainan province.

China has initiated the installation of a digital control system (DCS) for the world's first land-based commercial small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, in Hainan province. Developed by China National Nuclear Corporation, the Linglong One is a multi-purpose, small modular pressurized water reactor designed for urban heating, urban cooling, industrial steam production, and seawater desalination. The reactor's DCS uses two domestically-developed platforms and follows the domestically designed third-generation Hualong One nuclear reactor. The Linglong One was the first SMR to receive approval from the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2016, with construction commencing in Hainan in 2021.

April 11, 2024
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