Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant () is a nuclear power plant in Tangxing Village of Haiwei Township, Changjiang Li Autonomous County in the province of Hainan. 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. Unit 1 was connected to the electricity grid on 7 November 2015 and is commercially operating starting on 25 December 2015.
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.
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.
Phase II 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. According to China Huanenghe, total planned investment of the project is CNY40 billion (USD6.4 billion).
Unit 3 is scheduled to pour the nuclear island's first concrete in August 2020 and will be completed in 2025; Unit 3 has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time in Jul 10, 2026 . Unit 3 connect to grid in August 1, 2026, and started commercially operation in September 17, 2026.
Unit 4 is scheduled to pour the nuclear island's first concrete in May 2021 and will be completed in 2026.
Reactor data
Unit Type Net power Gross power Thermal power Construction start First criticality Grid connection Operation start Notes Phase I 1 CNP-600 601 650 1930 2010-04-25 2015-10-12 2015-11-07 2015-12-25 2 CNP-600 601 650 1930 2010-11-21 2016-06-09 2016-06-20 2016-08-12 Phase II 3 Hualong One 1000 1197 3190 2021-03-31 2026-07-102026-08-01 2026-09-17 4 Hualong One 1000 1197 3190 2021-12-28 2026 SMR 5 Linglong One 100 125 385 2021-07-13 2026
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."Alstom to outfit China's 600-MW Hainan Qiongzhong pumped-storage plant" HydroWorld, 2014. Retrieved: 21 January 2015.
See also
List of major power stations in Hainan province Nuclear power in China List of nuclear reactors#China
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