Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project
Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Location | Bailong, Jiangshan Peninsula, Gangkou, Fangchenggang, Guangxi |
Coordinates | 21°32′43″N 108°17′38″E / 21.54528°N 108.29389°E |
Status | Proposed |
Operator | Guangxi Nuclear Power Company |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | CAP1000, CAP1400 |
Power generation | |
Units planned | 4 × 1400 MW |
Units under const. | 2 × 1250 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 2,500 MW |
Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project (simplified Chinese: 广西白龙核电项目; traditional Chinese: 廣西白龍核電項目; pinyin: Guǎngxī bái lóng hédiàn xiàngmù) is a nuclear power plant proposed in Fangchenggang, near Bailong Village ( 白龙村 ), autonomous region of Guangxi (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) in China. A total of six reactors are planned to operate at the Bailong site. Units 1 and 2 are both CAP1000s, units 3–6 are planned to be based on CAP1400 reactors.
The plant is located about 24 kilometres from the border with Vietnam, about 30 km (19 mi) from Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant,
This is a Guangxi Nuclear Power project (China Power Investment Corporation).
The signing ceremony for the construction of the first phase was held in Nanning in July 2006 with construction to commence in 2008.[1]
It is reported to be delayed by local opposition.[2]
Reactor data
The Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Plant consist of 2 reactors under construction, and 4 reactors planned.
Unit | Type | Construction start | Operation start | Notes |
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Phase I | ||||
Bailong 1 | CAP-1000 | unknown | ||
Bailong 2 | CAP-1000 | unknown | ||
Phase II | ||||
Bailong 3 | CAP-1400 | |||
Bailong 4 | CAP-1400 | |||
Bailong 5 | CAP-1400 | |||
Bailong 6 | CAP-1400 |
See also
References
- ^ "Guangxi builts 6-mln-kw nuclear power station". China Daily. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ (29 July 2014) Two major nuclear power giants in Guangxi secretly control the development of nuclear power. (in Chinese). Archived on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.