Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant

Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant (岭澳核电站) is located on the Dapeng Peninsula in Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, about 60 km north of Hong Kong, 1 km north of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant. It is operated by China General Nuclear Power Group. The units on site are separated between phase I and phase II.

Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant
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Official name岭澳核电站
CountryChina
LocationLonggang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Coordinates22°36′17.24″N 114°33′05.36″E / 22.6047889°N 114.5514889°E / 22.6047889; 114.5514889
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • Unit 1: May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)[1]
  • Unit 2: November 28, 1997 (1997-11-28)[2]
  • Unit 3: December 15, 2005 (2005-12-15)[3]
  • Unit 4: June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15)[4]
Commission date
  • Unit 1: February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)[1]
  • Unit 2: September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14)[2]
  • Unit 3: July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15)[3]
  • Unit 4: May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)[4]
OwnersDaya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Company
OperatorLingao Nuclear Power Company Ltd.[1][2][3][4]
Nuclear power station
Reactors4 (2 in Phase I, 2 in Phase II)
Reactor typePWR
Cooling sourceSouth China Sea
Thermal capacity
Total electricity generated448.55 TWh (1,614.8 PJ) (by the end of 2021)[1][2][3][4]
Power generation
Units operational
  • Net:
  • 2 x 950 MWe (Units 1-2)
  • 2 x 1007 MWe (Units 3-4)
  • Gross:
  • 2 x 990 MWe (Units 1-2)[1][2]
  • 2 x 1080 MWe (Units 3-4)[3][4]
Make and model
Nameplate capacity3914 MWe
Capacity factor
  • 2021:
  • Unit 1: 89.4%
  • Unit 2: 97.8%
  • Unit 3: 82.9%
  • Unit 4: 83.5%
  • Lifetime:
  • Unit 1: 88.3%[1]
  • Unit 2: 88.9%[2]
  • Unit 3: 86.2%[3]
  • Unit 4: 86.0%[4]
Annual net output30,263.51 GWh (108,948.6 TJ) (2021)

The plant was one of China's largest energy projects of the latter 1990s.[5]: 45 

Reactors

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Ling Ao phase I has two nuclear reactors, 950 MWe PWRs Ling Ao I-1 and I-2, based on the French 900 MWe three cooling loop design (M310), which started commercial operation in 2002 and 2003.[6] The planned investment sum for phase I was ca 4 billion USD.[7]

In a Phase II development two CPR-1000 reactors, Ling Ao II-1 and II-2 (alternatively, units 3 and 4), were constructed in conjunction with Areva, based on the French three cooling loop design. Ling Ao II-1, China’s first domestic CPR-1000 nuclear power plant, was first connected to the grid on 15 July 2010,[8] having started criticality testing on 11 June 2010.[9] It started commercial operations on 27 September 2010.[10] Ling Ao II-2 was synchronized to the grid on May 3, 2011, with commercial operation beginning on August 7, 2011.[11]

Reactor data

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The Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors.[12]

Unit Type Model Net
power
Gross
power
Thermal
power
Construction
start
First
criticality
Grid
connection
Operation
start
Notes
Ling Ao 1 PWR M310 950 MW 990 MW 2905 MW 1997-5-15 2002-02-04 2002-02-26 2002-05-28 [13]
Ling Ao 2 PWR M310 950 MW 990 MW 2905 MW 1997-11-28 2002-08-27 2002-09-14 2003-01-08 [14]
Ling Ao 3 PWR CPR-1000 1007 MW 1086 MW 2905 MW 2005-12-15 2010-06-09 2010-07-15 2010-09-15 [15]
Ling Ao 4 PWR CPR-1000 1007 MW 1086 MW 2905 MW 2006-6-15 2011-02-25 2011-05-03 2011-08-07 [16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "LING AO-1". Power Reactor Information System, IAEA. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "LING AO-2". Power Reactor Information System, IAEA. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "LING AO-3". Power Reactor Information System, IAEA. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "LING AO-4". Power Reactor Information System, IAEA. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  5. ^ Chen, Muyang (2024). The Latecomer's Rise: Policy Banks and the Globalization of China's Development Finance. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501775857. JSTOR 10.7591/jj.6230186.
  6. ^ "Fuel loading starts at new Chinese reactor". World Nuclear News. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  7. ^ China Daily (2002-07-04). "Nuke Plant in Ling'ao Cuts Costs". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  8. ^ "First power at China's Ling Ao". Nuclear Engineering International. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Reactor starts up at Ling Ao II". World Nuclear News. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  10. ^ "New Ling Ao II unit enters into service". World Nuclear News. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  11. ^ "Second Ling Ao II unit enters service". World Nuclear News. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Nuclear Power in China". www.world-nuclear.org. World Nuclear Association. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  13. ^ "Ling Ao-1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  14. ^ "Ling Ao-2". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  15. ^ "Ling Ao-3". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  16. ^ "Ling Ao-4". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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