Ningde Nuclear Power Plant

Ningde Nuclear Power Plant
Official name	宁德核电站
Country	People's Republic of China
Location	Fuding, Ningde, Fujian
Coordinates	27°2′40″N 120°17′0″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	2008
Commission date	December 2012
Construction cost	US$7.6 billion (units 1–4)
Owner	Ningde Nuclear Power Co Ltd (NDNP)
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	CPR-1000, HPR-1000 PWRs
Power generation
Units operational	4 × 1018 MW
Units planned	1 × 1200 MW
Units under const.	1 × 1200 MW
Nameplate capacity	4072 MW

Ningde Nuclear Power Plant (simplified Chinese: 宁德核电站; traditional Chinese: 寧德核電站; pinyin: Níngdé hé diàn zhàn) is a nuclear power plant in Fujian province, China. The site is located in Beiwan village in the town of Qinyu, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian.[1] The plant will ultimately have six gigawatt-scale pressurized water reactors (PWRs).[2] The first reactor began operation on 18 April 2013.[3]The Ningde Nuclear Power project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in 2007.[4] The project is 51% funded by the Guangdong Nuclear Investment Company Ltd, with Datang International Power Generation Co and the Fujian Coal Group completing the shareholding. A total investment of 52 billion yuan (US$7.6 billion) should result in the completion of Ningde Phase I.[5] Including the final two units of Phase II, the total cost will exceed 70 billion yuan.[4] The four units of Phase I will generate about 30 billion kilowatt hours per year, for which the plant will charge 0.37 yuan/kW·h (11 billion yuan/year).[6]

Ningde marks a step in the development of China's domestic nuclear industry. Shu Guogang, GM of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Project said, "We built 55 percent of Ling Ao Phase 2, 70 percent of Hongyanhe, 80 percent of Ningde and 90 percent of Yangjiang Station."[7] Site preparation at Ningde ran through 2007, with the first concrete for Ningde 1 poured in February 2008.[8] Ningde 2 followed nine months later. Construction of each unit is expected to take 58 months.[9] Ningde 1 was grid connected on 28 December 2012 and entered full commercial operation on 18 April 2013.[3][10]

In July 2024, first concrete was poured for Unit 5, the first of two Hualong One reactors.[11]

Reactor data

The Ningde Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors, 1 under construction, and 1 more planned.

Unit	Model	Net power	Gross power	Thermal power	Start construction	First criticality	Grid connection	Commercial operation	Notes
Phase I
Ningde 1	CPR-1000	1018MW	1089MW	2905MW	2008-02-18	2012-11-24	2012-12-28	2013-04-15	[12]
Ningde 2	CPR-1000	1018MW	1089MW	2905MW	2008-11-12	2013-12-20	2014-01-04	2014-05-04	[13]
Ningde 3	CPR-1000	1018MW	1089MW	2905MW	2010-01-08	2015-03-08	2015-03-21	2015-06-10	[14][15]
Ningde 4	CPR-1000	1018MW	1089MW	2905MW	2010-09-29	2016-03-16	2016-03-29	2016-07-21	[16]
Phase II
Ningde 5	HPR-1000	1200		3180	2024-07-28		2029		[17]
Ningde 6	HPR-1000								[18]

See also

• Nuclear power in China
• List of nuclear reactors#China

References

1. "Fujian nuclear plants begin construction". People's Daily Online. February 18, 2008. Archived from the original on Jun 5, 2011.
2. "Nuclear Power in China". Information Papers. World Nuclear Association. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
3. "Ningde 1 goes commercial". World Nuclear News. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
4. "Ningde Nuclear Power Station Receives Approval". China Energy Daily. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2009-08-13.^[permanent dead link‍]
5. "Ningde 4 the latest Chinese reactor project". World Nuclear News. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
6. "China's vice premier stresses improvement of energy structure". Xinhua. February 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
7. "China aims to build its own nuclear power stations". China Central Television. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
8. "Inauguration of Ningde construction". World Nuclear News. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
9. "Construction gets under way at Chinese sites". World Nuclear News. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
10. "First electricity flows from Ningde nuclear plant". World Nuclear News. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
11. "Construction starts on two new Chinese units". World Nuclear News. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
12. "Ningde 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2013-04-23. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
13. "Ningde 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
14. "China's latest new reactor". World Nuclear News. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
15. "Ningde 3". PRIS. IAEA. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
16. "Ningde 4". PRIS. IAEA. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
17. "Ningde 5". PRIS. IAEA. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
18. "Ningde-5 And -6 Will Use Hualong One Design, Says CGN". www.nucnet.org. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2018-12-07.

External links

• Images:
  • "Construction of new projects". China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG). Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  • Hu Meidong; Wan Zhihong (2008-02-19). "Work starts on nuclear power plant". China Daily. Retrieved 2009-08-11.