Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Guangxi, China
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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]
| 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 |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 30 July 2010 |
| Commission date | 1 January 2016 |
| Operator | 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 |
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]
Reactor data
The Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors and 2 reactors planned.
| Unit | Type /Model | Net power | Gross power | Thermal power | Construction start | First criticality | Grid connection | Operation start | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I | |||||||||
| Fangchenggang 1 | PWR / CPR-1000 | 1000 MW | 1086 MW | 2905 MW | 2010-07-30 | 2015-10-13 | 2015-10-25 | 2016-01-01 | [9] |
| Fangchenggang 2 | PWR / CPR-1000 | 1000 MW | 1086 MW | 2905 MW | 2010-12-23 | 2016-06-29 | 2016-07-15 | 2016-10-01 | [10] |
| Phase II | |||||||||
| Fangchenggang 3 | PWR / HPR1000 | 1000 MW | 1180 MW | 3150 MW | 2015-12-24 | 2022-12-27 | 2023-01-10 | 2023-03-25 | [11][12] |
| Fangchenggang 4 | PWR / HPR1000 | 1000 MW | 1180 MW | 3150 MW | 2016-12-23 | 2024-04-03 | 2024-04-09 | 2024-05-25 | [13] |
| Fangchenggang 5 | PWR / HPR1000 | 1000 MW | 1180 MW | 3150 MW | [14][15] | ||||
| Fangchenggang 6 | PWR / HPR1000 | 1000 MW | 1180 MW | 3150 MW | [14][15] | ||||
