China Nuclear Energy Industry Association Announces National Nuclear Power Operation in 2015
Source: China Nuclear Energy Industry Association Date: 2016-01-26
On January 22, the China Nuclear Energy Industry Association released the national nuclear power operation from January to December 2015. In 2015, a total of six nuclear power units in China were officially put into commercial operation, namely Fangjiashan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 (February 12), Yangjiang Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 (June 5), and Ningde Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 ( June 10), Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 (August 16), Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 (October 16), Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 (December 25). So far, China has put into operation 28 nuclear power generating units, with a total installed capacity of 26427.37MWe (rated installed capacity), which accounts for about 1.75% of the national total installed power capacity.
Unit I. Nuclear Power Production from January to December 2015
1 From January to December 2015, the nation's cumulative power generation was 56.184 billion kwh, and the cumulative nuclear power generation was 168.993 billion kwh, accounting for approximately 3.01% of the nation's cumulative power generation. Compared with coal-fired power generation, nuclear power generation is equivalent to reducing the burning of standard coal by 53.798 million tons, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 147.9982 million tons, reducing sulfur dioxide emissions by 468,800 tons, and reducing nitrogen oxides by 397,700 tons.
1 From January to December 2015, 28 commercial-run nuclear power units continued to maintain safe and stable operation. The cumulative generation of nuclear power increased by 29.42% over the same period in 2014; the cumulative on-grid electricity generation amounted to 158.289 billion kWh, an increase of 29.02% over the same period in 2014.
Among them, in the fourth quarter (October to December), the national power generation was 14023.90 billion kwh, and nuclear power generation was 44.064 billion kwh, accounting for about 3.14% of the national power generation in the fourth quarter.
II. Safety Production of Nuclear Power
From January to December, each operating nuclear power plant strictly controlled the operational risks of the units and continued to maintain safe and stable operation. No level 1 or higher operating events in the International Nuclear Event Classification (INES) table occurred. There were no major production safety incidents, environmental incidents, radiation pollution incidents, no fire and explosion accidents, and no occupational disease hazard accidents in each operating nuclear power plant.
Third, radioactive effluent and environmental monitoring
In accordance with national environmental protection regulations and environmental radiation monitoring standards, and in accordance with the emission limit approved by the management department, each operating nuclear power plant has strictly controlled the emissions of radioactive effluents, and has effectively monitored the surrounding environment of nuclear power plants.
The environmental monitoring results from January to December showed that the emissions of radioactive effluent from all operating nuclear power plants were far below the national standard limits. The monitoring data show that the measured ambient air absorbed dose rate is within the fluctuation range of the local background radiation level.