Sanmen Nuclear Power Station
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Location | Sanmen County, Taizhou, Zhejiang |
Coordinates | 29°06′04″N 121°38′31″E / 29.1011°N 121.6419°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2009 |
Commission date |
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Owner(s) | China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) [1] |
Operator(s) | Sanmen Nuclear Power Co. |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | AP1000 PWR |
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Units planned | 4 x 1100 MW |
Units under const. | 2 x 1100 MW |
Nameplate capacity |
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External links | |
Website | www.smnpc.com.cn |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Sanmen Nuclear Power Station (Chinese: 三门核电站) is a nuclear power station under construction in Sanmen County, Zhejiang Province in China. Groundbreaking for the first and second units was held February 26, 2008.[2][3]
Sanmen NPS will be the first implementation of the AP1000 pressurized water reactor (PWR) developed by Westinghouse Electric Company. The contract was agreed in July 2007.[4] Announcement of the project start came roughly twelve months after Westinghouse won a bidding contest over other companies. The contract for the new plant involved The Shaw Group (now Chicago Bridge and Iron), a minority shareholder in Westinghouse. Westinghouse is controlled by Japanese Toshiba. The Shaw Group will provide engineering, procurement, commissioning, information management and project management services.[4] The first pair of reactors will cost more than 40 billion yuan (US$5.88 billion).[5]
Excavation for the first unit was completed in September 2008. Quality of the pit was certified, putting the project 67 days ahead of schedule.[6] Construction of Sanmen Unit 1 began on April 19, 2009, as the first 5,200 m³ of concrete were poured for the foundation, in a ceremony attended by State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) chair Wang Binghua and Westinghouse CEO Aris Candris.[7][8] First concrete for Sanmen 2 was poured on December 15, 2009.[9]
In June 2014, China First Heavy Industries completed the first domestically produced AP1000 reactor pressure vessel for the second AP1000 unit.[10]
The units were originally projected to begin operation in 2014 and 2015. As of April 2015, a start date of 2016 is projected for both. [11] One month later, the start date was put back to 2017.[12][13]
Unit | Type | Construction start | Operation start | Notes |
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Phase I | ||||
Sanmen 1 | AP1000 | April 19, 2009 | 2017 | [11] |
Sanmen 2 | AP1000 | December 15, 2009 | 2017 | [11] |
See also
References
- ^ "Nuclear Power Reactor Details - SANMEN 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
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(help) - ^ "First 3rd-generation nuclear plant to be built". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Nuclear power in China". Information Papers: Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). June 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ a b "Westinghouse and Shaw Sign Historic Contracts to Provide Four AP1000 Nuclear Power Plants in China". Business Wire. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "China starts building 3rd-generation nuclear power reactors using Westinghouse technologies". Xinhua. April 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "Sanmen excavation completed early". World Nuclear News. September 2, 2008.
- ^ "1st phase of Sanmen nuclear plant under construction in E China". Xinhua. April 19, 2009.
- ^ "First concrete at Sanmen". World Nuclear News. WNA. April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "Sanmen 2 under construction". World Nuclear News. WNA. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "China produces first AP1000 vessel". World Nuclear News. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Steam generator installation under way at Sanmen 2". World Nuclear News. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Newbuild: CNNC Reveals New Delay at Sanmen -- to 2017". Nuclear Intelligence Group. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "More delays for China's first AP1000". Nuclear Engineering International. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
External links
- Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- "Corporate News" State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC). Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- "Sanmen Nuclear Power Company, Ltd." China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant, Zhejiang Province, China
- Nuclear power stations using AP1000 reactors
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