Nuclear Power in China www.world-nuclear.org/info/.../China--Nuclear-Power/ (Updated January 2015) Tianwan 1&2 Costs $1500/kW see p. 33 Tianwan 3&4 Costs $1790/kW see p. 47 1 Contents Nuclear Power in China ......................................................................................................................... 1 Energy policy and clean air .......................................................................................................................... 7 Nuclear power............................................................................................................................................. 9 Hong Kong supply ......................................................................................................................................10 Regulation and safety – general .................................................................................................................10 Nuclear Safety. ...........................................................................................................................................11 SCRO report on nuclear investment and safety..........................................................................................11 Post-Fukushima review ..............................................................................................................................12 Reactor technology ....................................................................................................................................15 EPR .............................................................................................................................................................15 AP1000, CAP1000 .......................................................................................................................................16 CAP1400 .....................................................................................................................................................17 CNP-1000, also CNP-600, CNP-300 (ACP 300, ACP600, ACP1000) ...............................................................17 ACP100 small modular PWR .......................................................................................................................18 CAP150 Small modular PWR ......................................................................................................................19 CAP-FNPP ...................................................................................................................................................20 CPR-1000, M310+, ACPR1000 .....................................................................................................................20 ACPR small modular PWRs .........................................................................................................................21 Hualong 1 – rationalisation of ACP1000 and ACPR1000+ ...........................................................................21 Russian Floating Nuclear Power Plants ......................................................................................................23 Candu .........................................................................................................................................................23 HTR ............................................................................................................................................................23 Fast neutron reactor ..................................................................................................................................24 Embarking upon Generation III plants........................................................................................................24 Bidding process ..........................................................................................................................................25 Sanmen 1&2 and Haiyang 1&2 ...................................................................................................................26 AP1000 construction and equipment contracts .........................................................................................26 Taishan 1&2 EPR ........................................................................................................................................27 Indigenous Generation III plants ................................................................................................................29 Nuclear growth ..................................................................................................................................29 Nuclear technology exports .......................................................................................................................30 2 Operating nuclear plants: varied beginnings to 2010 .................................................................................32 Daya Bay, Ling Ao Phase I ........................................................................................................................32 Qinshan ..................................................................................................................................................32 Tianwan phase I ......................................................................................................................................33 Ling Ao Phase II .......................................................................................................................................33 In addition, the China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) is grid-connected and producing 20 MWe. It is included in IAEA figures for operational reactors. ...........................................................................34 Nuclear plants under construction and planned ........................................................................................34 China Nuclear Power Plant Construction ...................................................................................................35 Nuclear reactors under construction and planned .....................................................................................36 Further nuclear power units proposed .......................................................................................................38 Ningde, NDNP ........................................................................................................................................41 Fuqing ....................................................................................................................................................42 Yangjiang, YNPS .....................................................................................................................................43 Fangjiashan ............................................................................................................................................43 Sanmen ..................................................................................................................................................44 Embarking upon Generation III plants above. ............................................................................................44 Haiyang ..................................................................................................................................................44 Taishan ...................................................................................................................................................44 Shandong Shidaowan HTR-PM ...............................................................................................................45 Shidaowan PWRs ...................................................................................................................................45 Fangchenggang.......................................................................................................................................46 Bailong ...................................................................................................................................................47 Tianwan Phases II, III & IV ......................................................................................................................47 Hongshiding (Rushan) ............................................................................................................................48 Changjiang..............................................................................................................................................48 Xudabao .................................................................................................................................................49 Lianyungang ...........................................................................................................................................49 Putian & Zhangzhou-Gulei ......................................................................................................................49 Zhangzhou ..............................................................................................................................................50 Songjiang ................................................................................................................................................50 Sanming .................................................................................................................................................50 Inland nuclear power plants ...................................................................................................................51