Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant
Official name
  • 昌江核电站
CountryPeople's Republic of China
LocationChangjiang, Hainan
Coordinates19°27′38.7″N 108°53′59.70″E / 19.460750°N 108.8999167°E / 19.460750; 108.8999167
StatusOperational
Construction began2010
Commission date25 December 2015
Construction cost20 billion yuan (US$3 billion) for Phase I
Owner(s)China National Nuclear Corporation, China Huaneng Group
Operator(s)China National Nuclear Corporation
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Cooling sourceGulf of Tonkin
Power generation
Units operational2 × 650 MW
Units under const.2 × 1197 MW
1 × 125 MW
Nameplate capacity1,202 MW
Annual net output7,452 GW·h

Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese: 昌江核电站) is a nuclear power plant in Tangxing Village of Haiwei Township, Changjiang Li Autonomous County in the province of Hainan.[1] It is the first power plant of its kind in the province.

History

Construction of the first phase of the plant which consists of two reactors was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in July 2008. Site works began in December 2008 and the first concrete was poured at the first unit on 25 April 2010. The plant was built by China National Nuclear Corporation and China Huaneng Group.[2][3] Unit 1 was connected to the electricity grid on 7 November 2015 and is commercially operating starting on 25 December 2015.[4]

In July 2019 China National Nuclear Corporation announced it would start building a demonstration ACP100 small modular reactor on the north-west side of the site by the end of the year.[5]

Technical features

The plant will be built in two phases, both consisting of two CNP-600 pressurized water reactors, with a capacity of 650 MW each. The first unit was connected to the grid November 7, 2015 and second unit June 20, 2016. More than 70% of the equipment was planned to be indigenously made.[2]

Second phase

On September 2, 2020, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council presided over an executive meeting of the State Council. The meeting approved the Hainan Changjiang Nuclear Power Phase II project. The total planned investment of the project is 39.45 billion yuan. Unit 3 is scheduled to pour the nuclear island's first concrete in August 2020 and will be completed in 2025; Unit 4 is scheduled to pour the nuclear island's first concrete in May 2021 and will be completed in 2026.[6]

Reactor data

UnitTypeNet
power		Gross
power		Thermal
power		Construction
start		First
criticality		Grid
connection		Operation
start		Notes
Phase I
Changjiang 1CNP-600 6016501930 2010-04-252015-10-122015-11-072015-12-25 [2][7]
Changjiang 2CNP-600 6016501930 2010-11-212016-06-092016-06-202016-08-12 [8][9]
Phase II
Changjiang 3Hualong One 100011973190 2021-03-312026 [10][11] [12]
Changjiang 4Hualong One 100011973190 2021-12-282026 [10]
Changjiang 5Linglong One 100125385 2021-07-132026

Pumped storage hydroelectricity

The 600 MW Hainan Qiongzhong pumped-storage hydroelectric plant helps to balance the nuclear plant by absorbing nighttime production and generating electricity during the day.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nuclear power plant in southern China begins construction". People's Daily. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "Construction start at Hainan plant". World Nuclear News. 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. ↑ Jim Bai; Tom Miles (2010-04-26). "CNNC says starts building Changjiang nuclear plant". Reuters. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. ↑ "China's Changjiang 1 enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "CNNC launches demonstration SMR project". World Nuclear News. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Two nuclear power projects in China approved by the State Council". Seetao. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Changjiang 1". Power Reactor Information System. International Atomic Energy Agency. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Construction starts on second Hainan reactor". World Nuclear News. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  9. ↑ "Changjiang 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Nuclear Power in China". Information Papers. World Nuclear Association (WNA). September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  11. ↑ "Construction starts on second phase of Changjiang plant". World Nuclear News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  12. ↑ "Changjiang 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 25 Apr 2021.
  13. ↑ "Alstom to outfit China's 600-MW Hainan Qiongzhong pumped-storage plant" HydroWorld, 2014. Retrieved: 21 January 2015.
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