On 11 October, Sanmen Nuclear Power Company signed provisional acceptance certificates with the suppliers of the Sanmen 1 unit: State Power Investment Company, Westinghouse Electric, China National Nuclear Engineering, Harbin Electric, Mitsubishi and Zhejiang Thermal Power Corporation.

The signing of the certificates followed the unit completing a 700-hour demonstration run and performance test, as stipulated in the supply contract. The unit now starts a period of operation under guarantee from the suppliers, after which final acceptance certificates will be signed.

President of Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Insitute (SNERDI), Dr. Zheng Mingguang, introduced the promotion of nuclear power development driven by passive technology, and the prespective of futher development trend of nuclear power.