Yangjiang Nuclear Power Station

The Yangjiang Nuclear Power Station (YNPS; Chinese: 阳江核电站; pinyin: Yángjiāng Hédiànzhàn) is a nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, China. The site is Dongping Town, Yangjiang City in western Guangdong Province.[2] The station has six 1,000 megawatt (MW) CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors (PWRs).[3] The plant began commercial operation in March 2014,[4] and as of 2019 is the largest nuclear power station in China.

Yangjiang Nuclear Power Station
Official name	阳江核电站
Country	People's Republic of China
Location	Dongpingzhen, Yangjiang, Guangdong
Coordinates	21°42′30″N 112°15′40″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	February 2008
Commission date	March 2014
Construction cost	CNY 70 billion (US$10.2 billion)
Owner(s)	Guangdong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company (GNPJVC)[1]
Operator(s)	Yangjiang Nuclear Power Company
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	CPR-1000 PWR (Unit 1–4) APCR-1000 PWR (Unit 5–6)
Power generation
Units operational	6 × 1,000 MW
Nameplate capacity	6,000 MW
External links
Commons	Related media on Commons

History

The site in Yangjiang was selected for nuclear development in 1988.[5] The project was approved in 2004.[2]

The plant was originally to be one of the first in China to host Generation III reactors — specifically AP1000 reactors. In 2007 however, plans were revised from the AP1000 design to EPR design. Later in 2007 these plans were again revised, with the EPR designs to be realized at Taishan, and the established CPR-1000 reactor design (as already used at Ling Ao) selected for Yangjiang.[3]

Ground was broken for the plant in February 2008; the first concrete for the first unit was poured on 16 December 2008.[5] Construction of the fourth unit was to begin in March 2011, but was delayed by China's safety review in reaction to the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima; the first concrete was poured in November 2012. The sixth unit began commercial operation in July 2019.[6]

Domestic development

The CPR-1000 is a PWR design developed by China from the Areva-designed PWRs at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant.[7] Yangjiang marks a step in the development of China's domestic nuclear industry. Shu Guogang, GM of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Project said, "We built 55 percent of Ling Ao Phase 2, 70 percent of Hongyanhe, 80 percent of Ningde and 90 percent of Yangjiang Station."[8]

ACPR-1000 reactor type

Yangjiang 5 is the first construction of an ACPR-1000 reactor, starting in September 2013.[9] This design is an evolution to the Generation III level of the CPR-1000, and includes a core catcher and double containment as additional safety measures.[10] Yangjiang 5 was the first Chinese reactor to have a domestically-developed digital control system.[11]

Reactor data

Unit	Type	Net Capacity	Gross Capacity	Construction start	Operation start	Notes
Phase I
Yangjiang 1	CPR-1000	1000 MW	1086 MW	16 December 2008	25 March 2014	[1]
Yangjiang 2	CPR-1000	1000 MW	1086 MW	4 June 2009	5 June 2015	[12]
Yangjiang 3	CPR-1000+[13]	1000 MW	1086 MW	15 November 2010	18 October 2015	[14]
Yangjiang 4	CPR-1000+	1000 MW	1086 MW	17 November 2012	8 January 2017	[15]
Phase II
Yangjiang 5	ACPR-1000	1000 MW	1086 MW	18 September 2013	12 July 2018	[16]
Yangjiang 6	ACPR-1000	1000 MW	1086 MW	23 December 2013	24 July 2019	[17]

See also

• Nuclear power in China
• Generation III reactor
• List of nuclear reactors#China

References

1. "Yangjiang 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
2. "Construction of new projects". China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPC). Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
3. "Nuclear Power in China". Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). 29 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
4. "South China nuclear plant starts commercial operation". Xinhua News Agency. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
5. "Official start to the Yangjiang nuclear plant". World Nuclear News. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
6. "Sixth Yangjiang unit enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
7. "Construction gets under way at Chinese sites". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association (WNA). 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
8. "China aims to build its own nuclear power stations". China Central Television. 2009-07-24. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
9. "Fifth reactor under construction at Yangjiang". World Nuclear News. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
10. Yun Zhou (31 July 2013). "China: The next few years are crucial for nuclear industry growth". Ux Consulting. Nuclear Engineering International. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
11. "Yangjiang 5 enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
12. "Yangjiang 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
13. "Nuclear Power in China". World Nuclear Association. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
14. "Yangjiang 3". PRIS. IAEA. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
15. "Yangjiang 4". PRIS. IAEA. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
16. "Yangjiang 5". PRIS. IAEA. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
17. "Yangjiang 6". PRIS. IAEA. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

External links

• Images:
  • "Construction of new projects". China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG). Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  • "Construction of Yangjiang nuclear power plant starts". Xinhua News Agency. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-11.