Nuclear power in China
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Nuclear power plants in China
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 Under construction plants
 Firmly planned plants

As of 2008, the People's Republic of China has 11 nuclear power reactors spread out over 4 separate sites.

China plans to start building at least nine nuclear plants in the next two years, as of 2008, as it aims to reduce its dependence on coal-powered plants.

China now has 11 working reactors with 9.07 gigawatts of total capacity and wants to raise its capacity to 70 GW by 2020, over 5% of its total installed capacity, or enough to power Spain.1


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While China is 12th in the world currently for power production by nuclear, it has one of the most ambitious programs in the world with plans to have over 70 GWe (5%) of installed capacity by 2020, and a further increase to more than 250 GW (16%) by 2030 (the largest nuclear power user in the world today, the USA, has around 98 GW of capacity).2

As electric demand is growing very rapidly, coal capacity has also been on a sharp upturn.3

Operating and ordered reactors include a variety of foreign technology, including some of the most advanced designs today such as the AP1000. China entered in negotiations in 2007 with the French company Areva concerning the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR), third generation reactors. There are also plans to develop a domestic program to become self-sufficient in reactor design and construction, as well as other parts of the fuel cycle, though they currently operate off of Uranium imports.

In 2008, Westinghouse Electric Co., maker of the AP1000, announced that China wants to have 100 nuclear reactors in operation or under construction by 2020. "It is huge," said Westinghouse CEO Aris Candris. "Originally we were thinking somewhere around 40."4

China is involved in the development of fusion reactors through its participation in the ITER project.

Major nuclear power plants under construction

Name Maximum capacity Current phase capacity Construction started Active capacity Scheduled completion Reactor types
Ningde 6,000 MW 2,000 MW 2008-02-18 Feb. 18, 2008 0 MW 2012 CPR1000 2 × CPR10005
Hongyanhe 6,000 MW 4,000 MW 2007-08-27 Aug. 18, 2007 0 MW 2014 CPR1000 4 × CPR10006
Yangjiang 6,000 MW 2,000 MW 2007-09-26 Sept. 26, 2007 0 MW CPR1000 2 × CPR100078
Ling'ao 4,000 MW 2,000 MW 1997-05 May 1997 2,000 MW 2011/2012 CPR1000 2 × PWR 938/990,
2 × CPR10009
Qinshan 4,340 MW 1,300 MW 1984 1984 3,040 MW PWR, PHWR
Fangjiashan 2,000 MW 2,000 MW 2008-04 April 2008 0 MW 2013/2014 CPR1000 CPR100010
Fuqing 6,000 MW 2,000 MW 2007-10 Oct. 2007 0 MW 2013/2014 CPR1000 CPR100011
Sanmen 6,000 MW 2,000 MW 2008-02-26 Feb. 26, 2008 0 MW 2013/2014 AP1000 2 × AP10001213
Haiyang 8,700 MW 2,000 MW 2008-07-29 July 29, 2008 0 MW 2015 AP1000 2 × AP10001415
Taishan 6,000 MW 3,400 MW 2008-08-26 Aug. 26, 2008 0 MW 2013 EPR EPR 1617
Xianning 10,000 MW 2,000 MW 2008-08-12 Aug. 12, 2008 0 MW 2015 N/A 18
Total 65,040 MW 24,700 MW 5,040 MW

French relations

On November 27, 2007 the president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy sealed a deal worth a total of 8 billion euros ($11.86 billion) to supply two European Pressurized Reactors (Areva's design) and about 10 years worth of fuel (2014 through 2026) after they are built. The deal was a record for the international nuclear power industry. Along with the deal, a large Airbus contract (around $17 billion) was solidified and talks over fiscal policy and the strength of the currency happened. The construction of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant started in 2008.

EDF will finance 30% of the deal and maintain a stake in the plant. Also, CGNPC (a Chinese nuclear industry company) agreed to buy 35% of UraMin, a French mining operation in Africa.

Additionally, Areva and China National Nuclear Corp agreed to research the feasibility of building a nuclear reprocessing facility in China. If the project is undertaken, it would add around another 15 billion euros to the deal. There was also an agreement to create a joint venture in zirconium (a nuclear fuel cladding material).19

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  19. ^ Reuters. UPDATE 2-France's Areva seals record 8 bln euro China deal.

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