Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant

Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant
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CountryPeople's Republic of China
LocationHongsha, Gangkou, Fangchenggang, Guangxi
Coordinates21°40′15″N 108°33′30″E / 21.67083°N 108.55833°E / 21.67083; 108.55833
StatusOperational
Construction began30 July 2010
Commission date1 January 2016
OperatorGuangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Group
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeCPR-1000, HPR-1000
Cooling sourceGulf of Tonkin
Power generation
Units operational4 × 1,000 MW
Units planned2 × 1000 MW
Nameplate capacity4,000 MW
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Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant (simplified Chinese: 防城港核电站; traditional Chinese: 防城港核電站; pinyin: Fángchénggǎng hédiànzhàn), also known as Fangchenggang Hongsha Nuclear Power Plant (simplified Chinese: 防城港红沙核电站; traditional Chinese: 防城港紅沙核電站), is a nuclear power plant in Fangchenggang, near Hongsha Village(simplified Chinese: 红沙村; traditional Chinese: 紅沙村),[1] autonomous region of Guangxi (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) in the People's Republic of China. A total of six reactors are planned to operate at the Fangchenggang site. Units 1 and 2 are both CPR-1000s, units 3–4 are Hualong Ones, units 5–6 are planned also to be Hualong One reactors. Fangchenggang 3 and 4 will be the reference plant for the proposed Bradwell B plant in the UK.[2]

The plant is located about 54 kilometres from the border with Vietnam. It is a project of Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Group, a joint venture between China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co (CGNPC) and Guangxi Investment Group.[3]

Unit 1 was connected to the electricity grid on 25 October 2015.[4] Unit 1 is commercially operating starting on 1 January 2016. [5]

Construction works for Unit 3 started in December 2015.[6] Unit 3 first concrete pour occurred on 24 December 2015.[7] First concrete for Unit 4 followed one year later, on 23 December 2016.[8]

Reactor data

The Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors and 2 reactors planned.

Unit Type /Model Net
power		 Gross
power		 Thermal
power		 Construction
start		 First
criticality		 Grid
connection		 Operation
start		 Notes
Phase I
Fangchenggang 1 PWR / CPR-1000 1000 MW 1086 MW 2905 MW 2010-07-30 2015-10-13 2015-10-25 2016-01-01 [9]
Fangchenggang 2 PWR / CPR-1000 1000 MW 1086 MW 2905 MW 2010-12-23 2016-06-29 2016-07-15 2016-10-01 [10]
Phase II
Fangchenggang 3 PWR / HPR1000 1000 MW 1180 MW 3150 MW 2015-12-24 2022-12-27 2023-01-10 2023-03-25 [11] [12]
Fangchenggang 4 PWR / HPR1000 1000 MW 1180 MW 3150 MW 2016-12-23 2024-04-03 2024-04-09 2024-05-25 [13]
Fangchenggang 5 PWR / HPR1000 1000 MW 1180 MW 3150 MW [14]
Fangchenggang 6 PWR / HPR1000 1000 MW 1180 MW 3150 MW [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "China's Fangchenggang: natural beauty and port economy". Sino-US.com. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Chinese firms join forces to market Hualong One abroad". World Nuclear News. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Construction of Fangchenggang plant starts". World Nuclear News. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. ^ "First Fangchenggang unit connected to grid". World Nuclear News. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ "FANGCHENGGANG-1 Operational Details". International Atomic Energy Agency. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant, Guangxi, China". Kable Intelligence Limited. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. ^ "CGN's Fangchenggang-3 begins construction with first concrete pour". China General Nuclear Power Corporation. 24 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Construction starts on second Hualong One". World Nuclear News. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Fangchenggang 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2016-10-24. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Fangchenggang 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Fangchenggang 3". PRIS. IAEA. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  12. ^ "中广核广西防城港核电站3号机组首次并网发电". www.cnnpn.cn. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  13. ^ "Fangchenggang 4". PRIS. IAEA. 2017-01-07. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Nuclear Power in China". Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.


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