Yangjiang nuclear power plant

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Yangjiang nuclear power plant (阳江核电站) is an operating nuclear power plant in Dongping, Yangdong District, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Yangjiang nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2014[1] 1086 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[1] CPR-1000[2] China General Nuclear Power Co Ltd [100%] (中国广核电力股份有限公司)[3] Yangjiang Nuclear Power CO LTD (阳江核电有限公司)[4]
2 Operating[1] 2015[1] 1086 MW[5] Pressurized water reactor[1] CPR-1000[5] China General Nuclear Power Co Ltd [100%] (中国广核电力股份有限公司)[3] Yangjiang Nuclear Power CO LTD (阳江核电有限公司)[4]
3 Operating[6] 2016[6] 1086 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[1] CPR-1000[7] China General Nuclear Power Co Ltd [100%] (中国广核电力股份有限公司)[3] Yangjiang Nuclear Power CO LTD (阳江核电有限公司)[4]
4 Operating[6] 2017[6] 1086 MW[8] Pressurized water reactor[1] CPR-1000[8] China General Nuclear Power Co Ltd [100%] (中国广核电力股份有限公司)[3] Yangjiang Nuclear Power CO LTD (阳江核电有限公司)[4]
5 Operating[9] 2018[6] 1086 MW[10] Pressurized water reactor[1] ACPR-1000[10] China General Nuclear Power Co Ltd [100%] (中国广核电力股份有限公司)[3] Yangjiang Nuclear Power CO LTD (阳江核电有限公司)[4]
6 Operating[11] 2019[6] 1086 MW[12] Pressurized water reactor[1] ACPR-1000[12] China General Nuclear Power Co Ltd [100%] (中国广核电力股份有限公司)[3] Yangjiang Nuclear Power CO LTD (阳江核电有限公司)[4]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Yangjiang nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 2008[6] December 23, 2013[2] December 31, 2013[2] March 25, 2014[1]
2 2009[6] March 2, 2015[5] March 10, 2015[5] June 5, 2015[1]
3 November 15, 2010[7] October 11, 2015[7] October 18, 2015[7] January 1, 2016[6]
4 November 17, 2012[8] December 30, 2016[8] January 8, 2017[8] March 15, 2017[6]
5 September 18, 2013[10] 2013[13] May 23, 2018[10] July 12, 2018[6]
6 December 23, 2013[12] 2014[13] June 29, 2019[12] July 24, 2019[6]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Yangjiang nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1000 MW[2] 1021 MW[2] 2905 MWt[2]
2 1000 MW[5] 1000 MW[5] 2905 MWt[5]
3 1000 MW[7] 1000 MW[7] 2905 MWt[7]
4 1000 MW[8] 1000 MW[8] 2905 MWt[8]
5 1000 MW[10] 1021 MW[10] 2905 MWt[10]
6 1000 MW[12] 1000 MW[12] 2905 MWt[12]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Yangjiang nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Dongping, Yangdong District, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China[13] 21.7092, 112.2607 (exact)
2 Dongping, Yangdong District, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China[13] 21.7092, 112.2607 (exact)
3 Dongping, Yangdong District, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China[13] 21.7092, 112.2607 (exact)
4 Dongping, Yangdong District, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China[13] 21.7092, 112.2607 (exact)
5 Dongping, Yangdong District, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China[13] 21.7092, 112.2607 (exact)
6 Dongping, Yangdong District, Yangjiang, Guangdong, China[13] 21.7092, 112.2607 (exact)

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