Changjiang_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in China
Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese: 昌江核电站) is a nuclear power plant in Tangxing Village of Haiwei Township, Changjiang Li Autonomous County in the province of Hainan.[1] It is the first power plant of its kind in the province.
| Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Official name |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Location | Changjiang, Hainan |
| Coordinates | 19°27′38.7″N 108°53′59.70″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2010 |
| Commission date | 25 December 2015 |
| Construction cost | 20 billion yuan (US$3 billion) for Phase I |
| Owner(s) | China National Nuclear Corporation, China Huaneng Group |
| Operator(s) | China National Nuclear Corporation |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Cooling source | Gulf of Tonkin |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 650 MW |
| Units under const. | 2 × 1197 MW 1 × 125 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,202 MW |
| Annual net output | 7,452 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Construction of the first phase of the plant which consists of two reactors was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in July 2008. Site works began in December 2008 and the first concrete was poured at the first unit on 25 April 2010. The plant was built by China National Nuclear Corporation and China Huaneng Group.[2][3] Unit 1 was connected to the electricity grid on 7 November 2015 and is commercially operating starting on 25 December 2015.[4]
In July 2019 China National Nuclear Corporation announced it would start building a demonstration ACP100 small modular reactor on the north-west side of the site by the end of the year.[5]
The plant will be built in two phases, both consisting of two CNP-600 pressurized water reactors, with a capacity of 650 MW each. The first unit was connected to the grid November 7, 2015 and second unit June 20, 2016. More than 70% of the equipment was planned to be indigenously made.[2]
On September 2, 2020, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council presided over an executive meeting of the State Council. The meeting approved the Hainan Changjiang Nuclear Power Phase II project. The total planned investment of the project is 39.45 billion yuan. Unit 3 is scheduled to pour the nuclear island's first concrete in August 2020 and will be completed in 2025; Unit 4 is scheduled to pour the nuclear island's first concrete in May 2021 and will be completed in 2026.[6]
| Unit | Type | Net power | Gross power | Thermal power | Construction start | First criticality | Grid connection | Operation start | Notes |
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| Phase I | |||||||||
| Changjiang 1 | CNP-600 | 601 | 650 | 1930 | 2010-04-25 | 2015-10-12 | 2015-11-07 | 2015-12-25 | [2][7] |
| Changjiang 2 | CNP-600 | 601 | 650 | 1930 | 2010-11-21 | 2016-06-09 | 2016-06-20 | 2016-08-12 | [8][9] |
| Phase II | |||||||||
| Changjiang 3 | Hualong One | 1000 | 1197 | 3190 | 2021-03-31 | 2026 | [10][11] [12] | ||
| Changjiang 4 | Hualong One | 1000 | 1197 | 3190 | 2021-12-28 | 2026 | [10] | ||
| Changjiang 5 | Linglong One | 100 | 125 | 385 | 2021-07-13 | 2026 | |||
The 600 MW Hainan Qiongzhong pumped-storage hydroelectric plant helps to balance the nuclear plant by absorbing nighttime production and generating electricity during the day.[13]
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- "CNNC launches demonstration SMR project". World Nuclear News. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Two nuclear power projects in China approved by the State Council". Seetao. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- "Changjiang 1". Power Reactor Information System. International Atomic Energy Agency. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Construction starts on second Hainan reactor". World Nuclear News. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- "Changjiang 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Nuclear Power in China". Information Papers. World Nuclear Association (WNA). September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- "Construction starts on second phase of Changjiang plant". World Nuclear News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- "Changjiang 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 25 Apr 2021.
- "Alstom to outfit China's 600-MW Hainan Qiongzhong pumped-storage plant" HydroWorld, 2014. Retrieved: 21 January 2015.