Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant
The Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant (simplified Chinese: 福清核电站; traditional Chinese: 福清核電站; pinyin: Fúqīng Hédiànzhàn) is a nuclear power plant in Fuqing, Fujian Province, China. The plant is located on the coast of Xinghua Bay, near Qianxue Village, Sanshan Town.[1] The station has four 1,089 megawatt (MW) CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors (PWRs).[2] The CPR-1000 is an advanced PWR design developed by China from the Areva-designed PWRs at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant.[3] The plant was jointly constructed and is operated by China National Nuclear Corporation (51%), China Huadian Corp. (39%) and the Fujian Investment & Development Co Ltd. (10%).
Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Official name | 福清核电站 |
Country | China |
Location | Qianxue, Fuqing, Fujian |
Coordinates | 25°26′45″N 119°26′50″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 21 November 2008 |
Commission date | 22 November 2014 |
Owner(s) | Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Co. |
Operator(s) | China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | PWR |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 × 1089 MW |
Units under const. | 2 × 1150 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 4356 MW |
Construction of the first unit began on 21 November 2008[2] and was completed in 2014. First concrete for Unit 2 was poured on 17 June 2009[4] and the unit was started in October 2015. First concrete for Unit 3 was poured on 31 December 2010. Construction of Unit 4 was to begin in 2011, but was delayed until November 2012 by China's nuclear safety review after the Japanese nuclear accident.
In November 2014 it was announced that units 5 and 6 would be of the Hualong One (updated CPR-1000) design, with unit 5 scheduled to be in operation about 2019.[5] The first concrete was poured for Fuqing 5 on 7 May 2015.[6]
Reactor data
The Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors, and 2 reactors under construction.
Unit | Type / Model | Construction start | Operation start | Notes |
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Phase I | ||||
Fuqing 1 | PWR / CNP-1000 | 21 Nov 2008 | 22 Nov 2014 | [3][7] |
Fuqing 2 | PWR / CNP-1000 | 17 June 2009 | 16 Oct 2015 | [4][8] |
Phase II | ||||
Fuqing 3 | PWR / CNP-1000 | 31 Dec 2010 | 24 Oct 2016 | [9][10][11] |
Fuqing 4 | PWR / CNP-1000 | 17 Nov 2012 | 17 Sep 2017 | [2][12] |
Fuqing 5 | PWR / Hualong One | 7 May 2015 | [6][13] | |
Fuqing 6 | PWR / Hualong One | 22 Dec 2015 | [5][14] |
References
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- "Nuclear Power in China". Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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- "Hualong One deployment at Fuqing 5". World Nuclear News. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- "China starts building first Hualong One unit". World Nuclear News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- "Fuqing 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2013-01-19. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- "Fuqing 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- "Nuclear construction builds up". World Nuclear News. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- "Fuqing 3". PRIS. IAEA. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- "China's 37th reactor enters commercial operation". 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- "Fuqing 4". PRIS. IAEA. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "Fuqing 5". PRIS. IAEA. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "Fuqing 6". PRIS. IAEA. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 27 September 2017.