NDRC demonstrates "13th Five-Year Plan" restarts inland nuclear power
Source: China Business Daily Date: 2014-12-15
With the successive restart of coastal nuclear power projects, the attitude of the national level towards the restart of inland nuclear power has received special attention.
Recently, a person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission's Energy Bureau revealed in an interview with the China Business Daily that "there has been an argument on whether to launch an inland nuclear power plant during the 13th Five-Year Plan period" and that "all the arguments have come to an end".
The background of China's nuclear power restart is that the "energy revolution" requires an increase in the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption, and nuclear power, which is an important part of new energy, accounts for less than 2% of electrical energy, compared with the world average of 15%. China The proportion of nuclear power is far below the global average. On the other hand, nuclear power as a major power source plays a very important role in improving China's status and level in the global high-end equipment manufacturing industry.
There are indeed local governments applying for inland nuclear power projects
Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference on “Accelerating the construction of major networks such as the information grid oil and gas, clean energy, oil and gas, and mineral resource protection”. During this period, Liu Baohua, director of the Nuclear Power Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said in an interview with this reporter about whether to build an inland nuclear power plant during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period. "We are demonstrating this issue."
Regarding the latest progress of the argument, Liu Baohua revealed that "all the arguments have come to an end". Regarding the possible final conclusions of the argument, Liu Baohua did not make a statement, but emphasized that "the development of China's nuclear power is generally healthy and safe", and it is now at the end of the evaluation.
At present, China operates 21 nuclear power plants with an installed capacity of 19.02 million kilowatts, and 27 nuclear power plants under construction with an installed capacity of 29.53 million kilowatts. China ranks first in the world for nuclear power plants under construction, and China has been operating nuclear power for many years. The nuclear power industry has always maintained good performance, and there have been no nuclear safety incidents of level one or above.
中国 After the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in Japan, China once stopped construction and approval of nuclear power projects. The growing haze situation in recent years has made the country determined to restart nuclear power.
The Notice of the State Council on Issuing the Catalogue of Investment Projects Approved by the Government (2014 Edition) not long ago shows that although the approval right for large-scale energy petrochemical projects has been issued to various local governments, the approval right for construction of nuclear power plant projects is still under the State Council Approved.
Previously, the industry has been speculating that in the context of the restart of coastal nuclear power projects, several inland nuclear power projects that have already carried out preliminary work are expected to restart during the "13th Five-Year Plan". In this regard, Liu Baohua also confirmed to reporters that some local governments have indeed applied for the construction of inland nuclear power plants.
However, Liu Baohua did not comment on the biased results of the argument, but only said that everything is at the end of the evaluation. "The development of China's nuclear power is generally healthy and safe."
炳 Wang Binghua, chairman of the State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, told reporters before: "The advancement of inland nuclear power plants has never stopped."
立 Zhu Li, a domestic radiation expert at Tsinghua University, said: "Now the industry is increasingly supporting nuclear power, and many scholars have changed their views on nuclear power."
Private capital will have the opportunity to intervene
Although China has entered the ranks of nuclear power nations, the proportion of nuclear power in China's energy is far below the global average. Relevant statistics show that the proportion of global nuclear power in electrical energy is about 15%, while that of China's nuclear power is less than 2%. A major goal of China's nuclear power restart is to increase the proportion of nuclear power in the energy structure.
At the same time, the development of nuclear power "can effectively promote the development of domestic high-end equipment manufacturing industry. At present, China's domestic nuclear power equipment manufacturing capacity is about 8 sets each year, and enterprises and society have invested a lot. Industry level, driving and leading the corresponding industry development has a very important role. " Liu Baohua said.
The Nuclear Power Safety Plan (2011-2020) and the Nuclear Power Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan (2011-2020) were reviewed and approved by the State Council Executive Meeting on October 24, 2012. These two documents are also considered to be nuclear power restarts in China. Important basis. The document requires that new nuclear power projects be built in accordance with the “new global highest safety requirements”, that is, all new nuclear power projects must use third-generation nuclear power technology, and all unbuilt second-generation nuclear power projects must also be changed to third-generation technology.
In fact, the status of the domestic nuclear power manufacturing industry is not very optimistic. The reporter learned from multiple channels: "At present, many companies, including China First Heavy Industries, have the ability to produce large-scale equipment that meets the requirements of the third generation nuclear power, but product stability needs to be improved."
"From international experience, nuclear power construction in many countries, regardless of national capital, private capital, and social capital, can come in as long as it meets national nuclear safety management requirements. We must also determine corresponding measures to promote property rights in accordance with the requirements of the central government. Diversification. "Liu Baohua believes that private capital has a lot of room to enter.