Ningde Nuclear Power Plant Explained

Ningde Nuclear Power Plant
Name Official:宁德核电站
Country:People's Republic of China
Location:Fuding, Ningde, Fujian
Coordinates:27.0444°N 120.2833°W
Owner:Ningde Nuclear Power Co Ltd (NDNP)
Construction Began:2008
Commissioned:December 2012
Ps Units Operational:4 × 1018 MW
Ps Units Planned:2 × 1018 MW
Ps Electrical Capacity:4072
Status:o
Cost:US$7.6 billion (units 1–4)

Ningde Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Fujian province, China. The site is located in Beiwan village in the town of Qinyu, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian.[1] The plant will ultimately have six 1,080 megawatt (MWe) CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors (PWRs).[2] The first reactor began operation on 18 April 2013.The Ningde Nuclear Power project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in 2007.[3] The project is 51% funded by the Guangdong Nuclear Investment Company Ltd, with Datang International Power Generation Co and the Fujian Coal Group completing the shareholding. A total investment of 52 billion yuan (US$7.6 billion) should result in the completion of Ningde Phase I.[4] Including the final two units of Phase II, the total cost will exceed 70 billion yuan.[3] The four units of Phase I will generate about 30 billion kilowatt hours per year, for which the plant will charge 0.37 yuan/kW·h (11 billion yuan/year).[5]

Ningde 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."[6] Site preparation at Ningde ran through 2007, with the first concrete for Ningde 1 poured in February 2008.[7] Ningde 2 followed nine months later. Construction of each unit is expected to take 58 months.[8] Ningde 1 was grid connected on 28 December 2012 and entered full commercial operation on 18 April 2013.[9] [10]

Reactor data

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

Unit Model Net power Gross power Thermal power Start construction First criticality Grid connection Commercial operation Notes
Phase I
Ningde 1 1018MW 1089MW 2905MW2008-02-18 2012-11-24 2012-12-28 2013-04-15 [11]
Ningde 2 CPR-1000 1018MW 1089MW 2905MW2008-11-12 2013-12-20 2014-01-04 2014-05-04[12]
Ningde 3 CPR-1000 1018MW 1089MW 2905MW2010-01-08 2015-03-08 2015-03-21 2015-06-10[13] [14]
Ningde 4CPR-1000 1018MW 1089MW 2905MW2010-09-29 2016-03-16 2016-03-29 2016-07-21[15]
Phase II
Ningde 5 HPR-1000[16]
Ningde 6 HPR-1000

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fujian nuclear plants begin construction. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605191615/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/6356127.html. live. February 18, 2008. Jun 5, 2011. People's Daily Online.
  2. Web site: Nuclear Power in China. April 2013. Information Papers. World Nuclear Association. 24 April 2013. 13 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120213105328/http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf63.html. dead.
  3. News: Ningde Nuclear Power Station Receives Approval . 2007-11-13 . China Energy Daily . 2009-08-13.
  4. News: Ningde 4 the latest Chinese reactor project . 4 October 2010 . World Nuclear News. 2010-10-04 .
  5. News: China's vice premier stresses improvement of energy structure. February 18, 2008 . Xinhua. 2009-08-11 .
  6. Web site: China aims to build its own nuclear power stations . 2009-07-24 . China Central Television . 2009-08-13 .
  7. News: Inauguration of Ningde construction . 18 February 2008 . . 2009-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218012430/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=15582 . 18 December 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  8. News: Construction gets under way at Chinese sites . 24 November 2008 . World Nuclear News . 2009-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125113514/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=23706 . 25 January 2012 . dead .
  9. News: Ningde 1 goes commercial . World Nuclear News . 23 April 2013 . 23 April 2013.
  10. News: First electricity flows from Ningde nuclear plant . World Nuclear News . 29 December 2012 . 10 January 2013.
  11. Web site: Ningde 1 . 2013-04-23 . Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) . International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) . 24 April 2013 .
  12. Web site: Ningde 2 . 2014-05-08 . PRIS . IAEA . 8 May 2014 .
  13. Web site: China's latest new reactor . 11 January 2010 . World Nuclear News . 2010-01-11 .
  14. Web site: Ningde 3 . 2013-04-23 . PRIS . IAEA . 24 April 2013 .
  15. Web site: Ningde 4 . 2013-04-23 . PRIS . IAEA . 24 April 2013 .
  16. Web site: Ningde-5 And -6 Will Use Hualong One Design, Says CGN. 2015-07-30. www.nucnet.org. 2018-12-07. nucnet201507.