| Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant | |
| Coordinates: | 21.6708°N 108.5583°W |
| Country: | People's Republic of China |
| Construction Began: | 30 July 2010 |
| Commissioned: | 1 January 2016 |
| Status: | O |
| Np Reactor Type: | CPR-1000, HPR-1000 |
| Ps Units Operational: | 4 × 1,000 MW |
| Ps Units Planned: | 2 × 1000 MW |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 4,000 |
Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant, also known as Fangchenggang Hongsha Nuclear Power Plant, is a nuclear power plant in Fangchenggang, near Hongsha Village,[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]
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 | 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 | ||||||