China expands its oldest nuclear power plant with new unit

 　　BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Qinshan nuclear power plant, China's first, has finished an expansion project with a new generator¹ unit in operation, said China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Sunday.

　　The pressurized water reactor² power-generating unit, with a capacity of 650,000 kw, takes the total number of generator units in Qinshan to seven and the total capacity to 4.32 million kw, according to a statement from the CNNC.

　　The nuclear plant is expected to generate about 34 billion kwh of electricity annually³, the statement said.

　　The expansion project of the nuclear plant started in 2006, aiming to install two units. The first one, also with a capacity of 650,000 kw, was put into commercial use in October 2010.

　　The new units are designed, built and operated by Chinese companies, said Chen Hua, assistant general manager of CNNC.

　　Qinshan nuclear power plant, situated⁴ not far from Shanghai, started operation in December 1991.

1 generator   

n.发电机，发生器

参考例句：

• All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
• This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。

2 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

3 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

4 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。