Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant

The Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant (红沿河核电站) 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]

Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant
Official name红沿河核电站
CountryChina
LocationDonggangzhen, Wafangdian, Dalian, Liaoning
Coordinates39°47′45″N 121°28′50″E
StatusOperational
Construction began2007
Owner(s)Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Power generation
Units operational3 × 1061 MW
1 × 1000 MW
Make and modelCPR-1000
Units under const.2 × 1061 MW
Nameplate capacity4183 MW

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 Renminbi 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., a joint venture, is managing the construction and will be the operator of the plant once it goes online. The operator is a 45–45–10 joint venture of China Power Investment Corporation (now State Power Investment Corporation), China General Nuclear Power Group and Dalian Construction Investment Group.[5]

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.[6] '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.[7]

On 17 February 2013 Hongyanhe 1 was connected to the grid, having started criticality testing on 16 January 2013.[8] It began commercial operation on 6 June.[1]

On 23 November 2013 Hongyanhe 2 was connected to the grid.[9]

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.[10]

Reactor data

The Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors, and 2 reactors under construction.

UnitType / ModelConstruction startOperation startNotes
Phase I
Hongyanhe 1PWR / CPR-100018 August 20076 June 2013 [11]
Hongyanhe 2PWR / CPR-100028 March 200813 May 2014 [12]
Hongyanhe 3PWR / CPR-10007 March 200916 August 2015 [13][14]
Hongyanhe 4PWR / CPR-100015 August 20091 April 2016 [10][15]
Phase II
Hongyanhe 5PWR / ACPR100029 March 2015November 2019 [16][17]
Hongyanhe 6PWR / ACPR100024 July 2015August 2020 [18]

References
  1. "Hongyanhe 1 enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  2. "Construction gets under way at Chinese sites". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association (WNA). 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  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. Global Offering (PDF). CGN Power. 27 November 2014. pp. 106–107. Retrieved 1 July 2018 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing website.
  6. "Construction Starts on Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant". Xinhua News Agency. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  7. "Work on Phase II of Hongyanhe plant begins". World Nuclear News. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  8. "China's Hongyanhe nuclear plant starts operation". Nuclear Engineering International. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  9. "New Chinese nuclear grid connection". World Nuclear News. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  10. "Fourth Hongyanhe unit enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. "Hongyanhe 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 21 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  12. "Hongyanhe 2". PRIS. IAEA. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  13. "Orders for Chinese program". World Nuclear News. WNA. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  14. "Hongyanhe 3". PRIS. IAEA. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  15. "Hongyanhe 4". PRIS. IAEA. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  16. "Construction starts on Hongyanhe 5". World Nuclear News. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  17. "Hongyanhe 5". PRIS. IAEA. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  18. "Work starts on sixth Hongyanhe unit". World Nuclear News. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.