Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear power plant in Guangdong, China

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]

Owner(s)Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management CompanyOperator(s)Lingao Nuclear Power Company Ltd.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]Nuclear power stationReactors4 (2 in Phase I, 2 in Phase II)Reactor typePWRCooling sourceSouth China SeaThermal capacity

4 x 2905 MW_t^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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 MW_e (Units 1-2)
2 x 1007 MW_e (Units 3-4)
Gross:
2 x 990 MW_e (Units 1-2)^[1]^[2]
2 x 1080 MW_e (Units 3-4)^[3]^[4]

Make and model

M310 (Units 1-2)
CPR-1000 (Units 3-4)

Nameplate capacity3914 MW_eCapacity 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)

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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.

Reactors

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.^[5] The planned investment sum for phase I was ca 4 billion USD.^[6]

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,^[7] having started criticality testing on 11 June 2010.^[8] It started commercial operations on 27 September 2010.^[9] Ling Ao II-2 was synchronized to the grid on May 3, 2011, with commercial operation beginning on August 7, 2011.^[10]

Reactor data

The Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors.^[11]

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	^[12]
Ling Ao 2	PWR	M310	950 MW	990 MW	2905 MW	1997-11-28	2002-08-27	2002-09-14	2003-01-08	^[13]
Ling Ao 3	PWR	CPR-1000	1007 MW	1086 MW	2905 MW	2005-12-15	2010-06-09	2010-07-15	2010-09-15	^[14]
Ling Ao 4	PWR	CPR-1000	1007 MW	1086 MW	2905 MW	2006-6-15	2011-02-25	2011-05-03	2011-08-07	^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "LING AO-1". Power Reactor Information System, IAEA. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "LING AO-2". Power Reactor Information System, IAEA. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "LING AO-3". Power Reactor Information System, IAEA. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "LING AO-4". Power Reactor Information System, IAEA. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ "Fuel loading starts at new Chinese reactor". World Nuclear News. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
^ China Daily (2002-07-04). "Nuke Plant in Ling'ao Cuts Costs". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
^ "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.
^ "Reactor starts up at Ling Ao II". World Nuclear News. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
^ "New Ling Ao II unit enters into service". World Nuclear News. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
^ "Second Ling Ao II unit enters service". World Nuclear News. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ "Nuclear Power in China". www.world-nuclear.org. World Nuclear Association. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
^ "Ling Ao-1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
^ "Ling Ao-2". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
^ "Ling Ao-3". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
^ "Ling Ao-4". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-30.

External links

Daya Bay and Ling Ao Power Plants Archived 2012-11-27 at the Wayback Machine Has a satellite map.

Nuclear power in China

Operating power plants

Fujian: Fuqing; Ningde
Guangdong: Daya Bay; Ling Ao; Taishan; Yangjiang
Guangxi: Fangchenggang
Hainan: Changjiang
Jiangsu: Tianwan
Liaoning: Hongyanhe
Shandong: Haiyang; Shidaowan
Zhejiang: Fangjiashan; Sanmen; Qinshan

Power plants under construction

Fujian: Xiapu; Zhangzhou
Guangdong: Lianjiang; Lufeng; Taipingling
Liaoning: Xudabao
Zheijiang: Jinqimen; San'ao

Planned power plants

Guangxi: Bailong
Hebei: Haixing
Hubei: Xianning
Hunan: Taohuajiang
Jiangsu: Lianyungang
Jiangxi: Pengze
Shandong: Zhaoyuan

Proposed power plants

Anhui: Jiyang; Wuhu
Chongqing: Fuling
Fujian: Xiapu
Guangdong: Shaoguan
Guangxi: Pingnan
Hebei: Cangzhou
Henan: Nanyang; Xinyang
Hunan: Changde; Xiaomoshan
Jiangxi: Yingtan; Ningdu; Yanjiashan
Jilin: Jingyu
Liaoning: Donggang
Sichuan: Nanchong

Research, experimental
and prototype reactors

Commercial reactor designs

Organizations

Power plant operators	China General Nuclear Power Group China National Nuclear Corporation State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation
Construction companies	China Nuclear Engineering & Construction Corporation State Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation
Government agencies	China Atomic Energy Authority China Institute of Atomic Energy National Nuclear Safety Administration
Mining	China Nuclear International Uranium Corporation Swakop Uranium
Other	Chinese Nuclear Society