Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant
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| Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Official name | 福清核电站 |
| Country | China |
| Location | Qianxue, Fuqing, Fujian |
| Coordinates | 25°26′45″N 119°26′50″E / 25.44583°N 119.44722°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | November 21, 2008 |
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| Owner | Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Co. |
| Operator | China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) |
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| Reactor type | PWR |
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| Nameplate capacity | 6,656 MWe (6,120 MWe net) |
| Annual net output | 2021: 39,394.32 GWh (141,819.6 TJ) (Units 1-5 only) |
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| Website | www |
The Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant (simplified Chinese: 福清核电站; traditional Chinese: 福清核電站; pinyin: Fúqīng Hédiànzhàn) is a nuclear power plant in Fuqing, Fujian Province, China. The plant is located on the coast of Xinghua Bay, near Qianxue Village, Sanshan Town.[1] The station has four 1,089 megawatt (MW) CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors (PWRs).[2] The CPR-1000 is an advanced PWR design developed by China from the Areva-designed PWRs at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant.[3] The plant was jointly constructed and is operated by China National Nuclear Corporation (51%), China Huadian Corp. (39%) and the Fujian Investment & Development Co Ltd. (10%).
Construction of the first unit began on 21 November 2008[2] and was completed in 2014. First concrete for Unit 2 was poured on 17 June 2009[4] and the unit was started in October 2015. First concrete for Unit 3 was poured on 31 December 2010. Construction of Unit 4 was to begin in 2011, but was delayed until November 2012 by China's nuclear safety review following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
In November 2014 it was announced that units 5 and 6 would be of the Hualong One (updated CPR-1000) design, with unit 5 scheduled to be in operation about 2019.[5] The first concrete was poured for Fuqing 5 on 7 May 2015.[6] Unit 5 achieved criticality in October 2020, the first Hualong One reactor to reach the milestone.[7] The unit was connected to the grid the following month.[8] It began commercial operation on 30 January 2021.[9] Unit 6 achieved criticality in December 2021, was connected to the grid in January 2022,[10] and began commercial operation on 25 March 2022.[11]
