| Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Location | Hongsha, Gangkou, Fangchenggang, Guangxi |
| Coordinates | 21°40′15″N 108°33′30″E / 21.67083°N 108.55833°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 30 July 2010 |
| Commission date | 1 January 2016 |
| Operator(s) | Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Group |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | CPR-1000, HPR-1000 |
| Cooling source | Gulf of Tonkin |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 1,000 MW |
| Units planned | 2 × 1000 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,000 MW |
Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant (simplified Chinese: 防城港核电站; traditional Chinese: 防城港核電站; pinyin: Fángchénggǎng hédiànzhàn), also known as Fangchenggang Hongsha Nuclear Power Plant (simplified Chinese: 防城港红沙核电站; traditional Chinese: 防城港紅沙核電站), is a nuclear power plant in Fangchenggang, near Hongsha Village(simplified Chinese: 红沙村; traditional Chinese: 紅沙村),[1] autonomous region of Guangxi (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) in the People's Republic of China. A total of six reactors are planned to operate at the Fangchenggang site. Units 1 and 2 are both CPR-1000s, units 3–4 are Hualong Ones, units 5–6 are planned also to be Hualong One reactors. Fangchenggang 3 and 4 will be the reference plant for the proposed Bradwell B plant in the UK.[2]
The plant is located about 54 kilometres from the border with Vietnam. It is a project of Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Group, a joint venture between China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co (CGNPC) and Guangxi Investment Group.[3]
Unit 1 was connected to the electricity grid on 25 October 2015.[4] Unit 1 is commercially operating starting on 1 January 2016. [5]
Construction works for Unit 3 started in December 2015.[6] Unit 3 first concrete pour occurred on 24 December 2015.[7] First concrete for Unit 4 followed one year later, on 23 December 2016.[8]
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- ^ "Chinese firms join forces to market Hualong One abroad". World Nuclear News. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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- ^ "First Fangchenggang unit connected to grid". World Nuclear News. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "FANGCHENGGANG-1 Operational Details". International Atomic Energy Agency. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant, Guangxi, China". Kable Intelligence Limited. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "CGN's Fangchenggang-3 begins construction with first concrete pour". China General Nuclear Power Corporation. 24 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Construction starts on second Hualong One". World Nuclear News. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.