Ningde Nuclear Power Plant () is a
nuclear power plant
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in
Fujian
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province
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, China. The site is located in Beiwan village in the town of
Qinyu,
Fuding
() is a county-level city in northeastern Ningde prefecture-level city, on Fujian's border with Zhejiang province.
History
Fuding county was established during the Qing Dynasty in 1739 AD.
On December 15, 1950, the Matsu Administrative Office ( ...
, Ningde, Fujian. The plant will ultimately have six
gigawatt
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-scale
pressurized water reactor
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In a PWR, water is used both as ...
s (PWRs).
The first reactor began operation on 18 April 2013.
[The Ningde Nuclear Power project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in 2007.]kilowatt hour
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s per year, for which the plant will charge 0.37 yuan/kW·h (11 billion yuan/year).
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."
Site preparation at Ningde ran through 2007, with the first concrete for Ningde 1 poured in February 2008.Hualong One
The Hualong One ( zh , c=华龙一号 , p=Huálóng yī hào , l=China Dragon №1) is a Chinese Generation III pressurized water nuclear reactor jointly developed by the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and the China National Nuclear Co ...
reactors.
Reactor data
The Ningde Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors, 1 under construction, and 1 more planned.
See also
*Nuclear power in China
According to the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China, as of 2024 Dec 31, there are 58 nuclear power-plants operating in mainland China, second only to the US which has 94. The installed power sits at 60.88 GW, ranked third after ...
* List of nuclear reactors#China
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