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China's growing clean power demand has boosted the rapid development of nuclear power in the country, making it among the few in the world to have independently developed third-generation nuclear power technology, with a complete industry chain, industry experts said.
The first two reactor units using China's homegrown third-generation nuclear reactor technology Hualong One, or the No 5 and 6 reactors in Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant in Fuzhou, Fujian province, are expected to avoid time overruns, creating a record in the construction of the first reactor in a nuclear power project.
Currently, key goals in the construction of the No 5 reactor have all been fulfilled on or ahead of schedule, while devices necessary for the No 6 reactor have been prepared as per schedule, said Zhou Saijun, deputy chief engineer of the power plant affiliated to China National Nuclear Corp, or CNNC.
Fuqing's No 5 reactor will start hot functional tests before October 16 and is expected to go into commercial operation in July next year. The No 6 reactor is scheduled to start cold functional tests next April and slated to commence commercial operations in 2021, Zhou said.
The No 2 and 3 nuclear reactors in Karachi, Pakistan, using Hualong One technology, are also making construction progress as per schedule.
By the end of June, China had 47 reactors in operation with a capacity of about 48.73 GW, and the nuclear power plants produced about 160 TWh of electricity in the first half of 2019, up 23.09% year on year and accounted for 4.75% of the total electricity generated in China, according to the China Nuclear Energy Association.
China is among the best in the world's nuclear power industry, with distinct competitive advantages to export nuclear power projects, sources said.
(Writing by Tian Zhang Editing by Tammy Yang)
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