Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant

Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant ( Chinese:福清核电站 ) is located in Qianxue Village, Sanshan Town, Fuqing City, Fujian Province, in the east of China, close to the Taiwan Strait.

Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant is divided into two phases. A total of four 1000MW second-generation improved PWR nuclear power units and two third-generation hydraulic reactor Hualong 1 (CPR-1000) are planned. The total planned installed capacity is estimated to be 6000MW. Investment close to 100 billion yuan (US $14.7 billion ).

Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant
Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant

The current installed capacity of Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant is 4,356 MW. This power station is operated by China National Nuclear Corporation Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., which was established on May 16, 2006. China National Nuclear Corporation, Huadian Fujian Power Generation Co., Ltd. and Fujian Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd. hold 51%, 39% and 39% respectively. 10% equity participation and joint capital formation.

Unit 5 and Unit 6 taken on May 25, 2017.
Unit 5 and Unit 6 taken on May 25, 2017.

History

On May 16, 2006, China National Nuclear Corporation Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. was established.

Phase 1

On November 21, 2008, the first phase of the Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant started construction. Construction of Unit 1 began, and on November 22, 2014, this unit was completed and put into production.

On June 17, 2009, the construction of Unit 2 began, and the unit was completed and put into production on October 16, 2015.

福清核电站
福清核电站

Phase 2

On December 31, 2010, the construction of Unit 3 began, and the unit was completed and put into operation on October 24, 2016.

On November 17, 2012, the construction of Unit 4 began, and the unit was completed and put into operation on September 17, 2017.

On May 7, 2015, the construction of Hualong No. 1 of Unit 5 began, scheduled to be in operation about 2019.

On December 22, 2015, the construction of Unit 6 Hualong No. 1 started.

On March 2, 2020, Unit 5, the world’s first Hualong 1, completed the reactor thermal test. On September 4, Unit 5 Hualong 1 reactor began to be filled with nuclear fuel and was ready for power generation testing.

Unit 5 is about to complete the topping work, and units 1-4 are in the distance.
Unit 5 is about to complete the topping work, and units 1-4 are in the distance.

Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant Data

Country
China
Region
East Asia
Status
In use
Official name
福清核电站
Location
Qianxue, Fuqing, Fujian, China
Owner
Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Co.
Operator
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)
Cost
close to 100 billion yuan (US $14.7 billion )
Began
Nov-21, 2008
Opened
Nov-22, 2014
Installed capacity
4000 MW
Units operational
4 × 1089 MW
Reactor type
PWR
Cooling source
East China Sea

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Scale ( only within the industry of this building / engineering )
8.2
Technology ( only within the industry of this building / engineering )
8.6
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6.5

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