Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant

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Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant
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Official name红沿河核电站
CountryChina
LocationDonggangzhen, Wafangdian, Dalian, Liaoning
Coordinates39°47′45″N 121°28′50″E / 39.79583°N 121.48056°E / 39.79583; 121.48056
StatusOperational
Construction beganAugust 18, 2007 (2007-08-18)
Commission date
  • Unit 1: February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)
  • Unit 2: November 23, 2013 (2013-11-23)
  • Unit 3: March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
  • Unit 4: April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
  • Unit 5: June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
  • Unit 6: May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)
OwnerLiaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Company Ltd.
OperatorLiaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Company Ltd.
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Thermal capacity
  • 6 × 2,905 MWt
  • 17,430 MWt (Total)
Power generation
Units operational6 × 1,061 MWe
Make and model
Nameplate capacity6,710 MWe
(6,366 MWe net)
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The Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant (红沿河核电站) is located in Donggang Town, Wafangdian in 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] further development of the CPR-1000. This reactor will include a core catcher and double containment as additional safety measures.[4]

Progress

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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.[citation needed] 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]

The Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station reached full operational capacity on 24 June 2022 with total installed capacity of 6,710 MW.[11]

Reactor Data

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The Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant consists of 6 operational reactors.

Unit Type / Model Net el.
power		 Gross el.
power		 Thermal
power		 Construction
start		 First
criticality		 Grid
connection		 Operation
start		 Notes
Phase I
Hongyanhe 1 PWR / CPR-1000 1061 MW 1119 MW 2905 MW 2007-7-18 2013-1-16 2013-2-17 2013-6-6 [12]
Hongyanhe 2 PWR / CPR-1000 1061 MW 1119 MW 2905 MW 2008-3-28 2013-10-24 2013-11-23 2014-5-13 [13]
Hongyanhe 3 PWR / CPR-1000 1061 MW 1119 MW 2905 MW 2009-3-7 2014-10-27 2015-3-23 2015-8-16 [14][15]
Hongyanhe 4 PWR / CPR-1000 1061 MW 1119 MW 2905 MW 2009-8-15 2016-3-5 2016-4-1 2016-6-8 [10][16]
Phase II
Hongyanhe 5 PWR / ACPR1000 1061 MW 1119 MW 2905 MW 2015-3-29 2021-06-13 2021-06-25 2021-7-31 [17][18][19][20]
Hongyanhe 6 PWR / ACPR1000 1061 MW 1119 MW 2905 MW 2015-6-24 2022-04-21 2022-05-02 2022-06-23 [21][19][22]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. 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. ^ a b "Fourth Hongyanhe unit enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. ^ "NE China nuclear power plant fully operational".
  12. ^ "Hongyanhe 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 21 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Hongyanhe 2". PRIS. IAEA. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Orders for Chinese program". World Nuclear News. WNA. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  15. ^ "Hongyanhe 3". PRIS. IAEA. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  16. ^ "Hongyanhe 4". PRIS. IAEA. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Construction starts on Hongyanhe 5". World Nuclear News. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Hongyanhe 5". PRIS. IAEA. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Hongyanhe 5 enters commissioning phase". World Nuclear News. 13 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Fifth Hongyanhe unit connected to the grid". World Nuclear News. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Work starts on sixth Hongyanhe unit". World Nuclear News. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  22. ^ "Hongyanhe 6". PRIS. IAEA.
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