Ningde Nuclear Power Plant

{{Short description|Nuclear power plant in Ningde, China}}

{{Infobox power station

| name = Ningde Nuclear Power Plant

| name_official = 宁德核电站

| image =

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| country = People's Republic of China

| location = Fuding, Ningde, Fujian

| coordinates = {{coord|27|2|40|N|120|17|0|E|region:CN-35_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| owner = Ningde Nuclear Power Co Ltd (NDNP)

| operator =

| construction_began = 2008

| commissioned = December 2012

| decommissioned =

| np_reactor_supplier =

| np_reactor_type = CPR-1000, HPR-1000 PWRs

| ps_units_operational = 4 × 1018 MW

| ps_units_decommissioned =

| ps_units_uc = 1 × 1200 MW

| ps_units_planned = 1 × 1200 MW

| ps_electrical_capacity = 4072

| ps_annual_generation =

| status = o

| cost = US$7.6 billion (units 1–4)

| website =

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Ningde Nuclear Power Plant ({{zh|s=宁德核电站|t=寧德核電站|p=Níngdé hé diàn zhàn}}) is a nuclear power plant in Fujian province, China. The site is located in Beiwan village in the town of Qinyu, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian.{{cite news |url= http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/6356127.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110605191615/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/6356127.html |title=Fujian nuclear plants begin construction |url-status=live|date=February 18, 2008 |archive-date=Jun 5, 2011 |work=People's Daily Online}} The plant will ultimately have six gigawatt-scale pressurized water reactors (PWRs).{{cite web |url= https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/china-nuclear-power |title=Nuclear Power in China |date=13 August 2024 |work=Information Papers |publisher=World Nuclear Association |accessdate=24 August 2024}} The first reactor began operation on 18 April 2013.The Ningde Nuclear Power project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in 2007.{{cite news |url=http://www.chinainfoworld.com/shownews.php?id=23642 |title=Ningde Nuclear Power Station Receives Approval |date=2007-11-13 |work= China Energy Daily |accessdate =2009-08-13}}{{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The project is 51% funded by the Guangdong Nuclear Investment Company Ltd, with Datang International Power Generation Co and the Fujian Coal Group completing the shareholding. A total investment of 52 billion yuan (US$7.6 billion) should result in the completion of Ningde Phase I.{{cite news | url= http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN_Ningde_4_the_latest_Chinese_reactor_project_04101001.html | title= Ningde 4 the latest Chinese reactor project | date= 4 October 2010 | work=World Nuclear News|accessdate=2010-10-04 }}

Including the final two units of Phase II, the total cost will exceed 70 billion yuan.

The four units of Phase I will generate about 30 billion kilowatt hours per year, for which the plant will charge 0.37 yuan/kW·h (11 billion yuan/year).{{cite news | url= http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/gyzg/t408164.htm | title= China's vice premier stresses improvement of energy structure|date=February 18, 2008 | publisher=Xinhua|accessdate= 2009-08-11 }}

Ningde marks a step in the development of China's domestic nuclear industry.

Shu Guogang, GM of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Project said, "We built 55 percent of Ling Ao Phase 2, 70 percent of Hongyanhe, 80 percent of Ningde and 90 percent of Yangjiang Station."{{cite web | url= http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20090724/101260.shtml | title= China aims to build its own nuclear power stations

| date= 2009-07-24 | publisher= China Central Television | accessdate= 2009-08-13 }}

Site preparation at Ningde ran through 2007, with the first concrete for Ningde 1 poured in February 2008.{{cite news | url= http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=15582 | title= Inauguration of Ningde construction | date= 18 February 2008 | work= World Nuclear News | accessdate= 2009-08-13 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141218012430/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=15582 | archive-date= 18 December 2014 | url-status= dead | df= dmy-all }}

Ningde 2 followed nine months later. Construction of each unit is expected to take 58 months.{{cite news | url= http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=23706 | title= Construction gets under way at Chinese sites | date= 24 November 2008 | work= World Nuclear News | accessdate= 2009-08-13 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120125113514/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=23706 | archive-date= 25 January 2012 | url-status= dead }}

Ningde 1 was grid connected on 28 December 2012 and entered full commercial operation on 18 April 2013.{{cite news |url=http://world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Ningde_1_goes_commercial-2404137.html |title=Ningde 1 goes commercial |work=World Nuclear News |date=23 April 2013 |accessdate=23 April 2013}}{{cite news |url= http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN_First_electricity_flows_from_Ningde_nuclear_plant_2912122.html |title=First electricity flows from Ningde nuclear plant |work=World Nuclear News |date=29 December 2012 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}

In July 2024, first concrete was poured for Unit 5, the first of two Hualong One reactors.{{cite news |url= https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Construction-starts-on-two-new-Chinese-units |title=Construction starts on two new Chinese units |work=World Nuclear News |date=29 July 2024 |accessdate=27 August 2024}}