China connected its experimental fast nuclear power reactor to the grid and generated electricity Thursday, the state-controlled Xinhua news agency reported.

China is trying to take the lead in developing cutting-edge nuclear technologies and plans a massive build-up in the number of civil nuclear reactors.

China National Nuclear Group, the nation's top nuclear power developer by installed capacity, said previously it will develop a nuclear plant in Fujian province that will apply the fast reactor technology.

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