▁to ▁reduce ▁its ▁green house ▁gas ▁em issions ▁by ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁t onnes ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁plant ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁Canada ▁by ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁of ▁Canada ▁Limited ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁was ▁contract ed ▁during ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁era . ▁The ▁initial ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁build ▁five ▁units , ▁and ▁schedule ▁their ▁startup ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁Units ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁are ▁currently ▁oper ational . ▁Three ▁more ▁partially ▁completed ▁C AND U ▁react ors ▁exist ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site , ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁project ▁dis cont in ued ▁at ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Ce au ş es cu ▁regime , ▁their ▁work ▁being ▁halt ed ▁since ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁C NE - IN VE ST ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁Units ▁ 3 - 5 . ▁ ▁React ors ▁ ▁Unit ▁ 1 ▁Unit ▁ 1 , ▁a ▁C AND U ▁ 6 - type , ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁produces ▁ 7 0 5 . 6 ▁M W ▁of ▁electric ity . ▁Its ▁scheduled ▁startup , ▁however , ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁circa ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁had ▁it ▁not ▁been ▁for ▁the ▁economic ▁factors ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁commission ed ▁and ▁began ▁operating ▁at ▁full ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9