Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant

Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant
Location of Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant in China
Official name 红沿河核电站
Country China
Location Donggangzhen, Wafangdian, Dalian, Liaoning
Coordinates 39°47′45″N 121°28′50″E / 39.79583°N 121.48056°E / 39.79583; 121.48056Coordinates: 39°47′45″N 121°28′50″E / 39.79583°N 121.48056°E / 39.79583; 121.48056
Status Operational
Construction began 2007
Owner(s) Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.
Nuclear power station
Reactor type PWR
Power generation
Units operational 2 × 1,119 MW;
2 × 1,080 MW
Make and model China General Nuclear Power Group: CPR-1000
Units under const. 2 × 1,080 MW
Nameplate capacity 4,398 MW

The Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant (红沿河核电站) is one of the newest Nuclear power plants in the world. It is located in Donggang Town, Wafangdian in the Liaoning Province of China. The site is within the Prefecture-level city of Dalian, 104 kilometres (65 mi) north of Dalian City proper. The first unit started commercial operations in June 2013.[1]

Phase I consists of four CPR-1000 reactors, which is a design developed by China from the Framatome-designed PWRs at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant.[2]

Phase II is the first construction of two ACPR1000 reactors,[3] a further development of the CPR-1000. This reactor will include a core catcher and double containment as additional safety measures.[4]

Progress

The project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in April 2006, and projected to cost 23 billion yuan ($2.88 billion USD) for the first two units. The cost will be shared between the China Power Investment Corporation, the China General Nuclear Power Group and two Liaoning companies. Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. is managing the construction and will be the operator of the plant once it goes online.

Construction started in summer of 2006 with excavation of two large holes that will have the reactors put in them and a containment built around them.[5] 'First concrete' for the first unit was poured in August 2007. 'Ground breaking' ceremony was held on 28 July 2010 for starting the work of two 1000 MWe CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors of phase II.[6]

On 17 February 2013 Hongyanhe 1 was connected to the grid, having started criticality testing on 16 January 2013.[7] It began commercial operation on 6 June.[1]

On 23 November 2013 Hongyanhe 2 was connected to the grid.[8]

Hongyanhe 4 achieved first criticality on 5 March 2016, was connected to the grid on 1 April 2016, and entered commercial operation on 20 September 2016.[9]

Unit Type Construction start Operation start Notes
Phase I
Hongyanhe 1 CPR-1000 18 August 2007 6 June 2013 [10]
Hongyanhe 2 CPR-1000 28 March 2008 13 May 2014 [11]
Hongyanhe 3 CPR-1000 7 March 2009 16 August 2015 [12][13]
Hongyanhe 4 CPR-1000 15 August 2009 1 April 2016 [9][14]
Phase II
Hongyanhe 5 ACPR1000 29 March 2015 November 2019 [15][16]
Hongyanhe 6 ACPR1000 24 July 2015 August 2020 [17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hongyanhe 1 enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Construction gets under way at Chinese sites". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association (WNA). 24 November 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Yangjiang 1 commercial operation makes site China's sixth working NPP". Nuclear Engineering International. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Yun Zhou (31 July 2013). "China: The next few years are crucial for nuclear industry growth". Ux Consulting. Nuclear Engineering International. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Construction Starts on Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant". Xinhua News Agency. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Work on Phase II of Hongyanhe plant begins". World Nuclear News. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "China's Hongyanhe nuclear plant starts operation". Nuclear Engineering International. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "New Chinese nuclear grid connection". World Nuclear News. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Fourth Hongyanhe unit enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hongyanhe 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2013-01-21. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Hongyanhe 2". PRIS. IAEA. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Orders for Chinese program". World Nuclear News. WNA. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  13. ↑ "Hongyanhe 3". PRIS. IAEA. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Hongyanhe 4". PRIS. IAEA. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Construction starts on Hongyanhe 5". World Nuclear News. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Hongyanhe 5". PRIS. IAEA. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Work starts on sixth Hongyanhe unit". World Nuclear News. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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