This Day, That Year

Item from Dec 22, 1991, in China Daily: Qinshan, China's first nuclear power station, came on stream on Sunday, marking a giant step to ease the energy famine in the country's eastern industrial centers.

Since Qinshan station was connected to the power grid on Dec 15, 1991, it has been operating safely for 26 years.

The project began commercial operation in April 1994, making China the seventh country in the world to build and operate nuclear power plants.