Nuclear Push on Track

Steady growth adding new engines: China will launch new nuclear power projects in a timely manner

In the case of downward pressure on the economy, the state will launch a number of coastal nuclear power, UHV transmission and other major energy projects. April 18, the first meeting of the new National Energy Commission, focuses on the development of energy-related strategic issues and major projects.

This was given as a steady growth, an important measure to improve energy security capabilities, is also considered to adjust the energy structure, change the starting point for the development of effective methods, especially "to provide support for economic growth."

Chinese government website yesterday (April 20) news, Premier Li Keqiang, 18, hosted the first meeting of the new National Energy Commission to study and discuss the development of energy-related strategic issues and major projects.

According to the "Daily Economic News" reporter, revealing the core message of the conference, in the case of downward pressure on the economy, the state will launch a number of nuclear power, ultra-high voltage power transmission, solar power base, such as large hydropower major energy projects.

This was given as a steady growth, an important measure to improve energy security capabilities, is also considered to adjust the energy structure, change the starting point for the development of effective methods, in particular, to "provide support for economic growth." It is worth noting that in this meeting, the tone for nuclear power, the project started only east coast.

Eastern coastal nuclear power projects will start a new

The last plenary session of the National Energy Commission or four years ago things. National Energy Commission on April 18 this year, held its second plenary meeting on the development of the energy sector in the release of two important information: Nuclear and UHV.

Premier Li Keqiang stressed that the current number of major projects to be started. "In the case to the highest international safety standards to ensure the safety of the premise, in the eastern coastal timely launch of a new nuclear power construction of key projects."

China's nuclear power development for the problem, the meeting of coastal nuclear power should be explicitly started. The inland nuclear power development is consistent with the previous policy, namely in the "Twelfth Five-Year" period not arrange inland nuclear power projects.

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Liu Qiang New energy experts told the "Daily Economic News" reporter, said operating nuclear power plants in the interior really should be careful, if security is, in fact, is not complicated, is the security issue. "In fact, the development of nuclear energy is coal alternative energy problem, considering the actual situation of China's current economic development, the plight of China's nuclear power development is not great. "

According to the reporter, our nuclear power plants are mostly located in the eastern coastal areas, because here the construction of nuclear power plants do not have to worry about water issues, nuclear power plants in the power generation process, the amount of energy will be in the form of heat emissions, the need for adequate cooling water. The inexhaustible coastal waters, will undoubtedly have an advantage over inland rivers or lakes.

While some experts said, because the economically developed eastern region, energy demand more, in the construction of nuclear power plants will consider this part of the factors, but more is considered from a security perspective.

In early April, there is news that China's first inland nuclear power plant started preparations for this news came out immediately triggered all sorts of conjecture industry. But soon after, Hunan Taohuajiang nuclear power company responded by saying on the official website, the company will continue to strictly carry out preparatory accordance with relevant state regulations, not "about to start."

Premier Li Keqiang made to restart nuclear projects in eastern, but also pledged to focus on promoting the efficient use of coal instead of extensive use, protect the atmospheric environment.

NDRC Energy Research Institute researcher Jiang says the "Daily Economic News" reporter said that from the perspective of the development of clean energy is concerned, now is the best time to develop nuclear power. "Can not say that the pressure on the coal resource use down, the other has not come up, now is the time when the country needs to develop clean energy." He said compressed coal resources, other sources of energy to replace up to make sure, for example, natural gas, nuclear power.

Using third-generation nuclear power technology

Three years ago, due to the impact of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant accident affected, China has made in the development of nuclear power policy adjustments. In 2011, the State Council decided to approve the plan before nuclear safety, suspend approval of nuclear power projects, including the preliminary work of the project. October 2012, and adopted a series of nuclear planning to restart nuclear power project was partially suspended, but inland nuclear power plant were excluded.

"Can not say a decade without a project, so that domestic enterprises can not live and you give, the enterprise market has been able to develop new projects to be gradually worked to promote the technology to improve through the market." Said Liu Qiang, from the market point of view, future should try to take domestic technology, because nuclear power is not like other commodities, it has a very special side, if there is no project can be developed, state-owned technology will regress.

NNSA sites show that this year, the National Nuclear Security Administration has approved the choice Davao review comments through Xu Units 1 and 2 nuclear power plant site and Haiyang nuclear power plant site in Units 3,4.

It is understood that the two nuclear power technology to be used, imported from the United States is China's third-generation nuclear power technology AP1000.

Expert Committee on State Nuclear Power Technology Company experts Tang Zide Prior to the "Daily Economic News", told reporters that China's development of nuclear power in the general idea is to develop in a safe and efficient basis. Technically, to be using the most advanced, with the most stringent safety standards technology.

According to Tang Zide, the future AP1000 nuclear power technology will be the dominant technology in China, although it has not been put into commercial operation units, but the application of this technology will be the trend.

According to Jiang says the statement, "Technically, from the U.S. introduction of the third generation AP1000 technology in the country has not been formally implemented, this technology is already very mature theory, China's construction of the nuclear power plant is the first, which China is concerned is a good opportunity for the development of the world can not wait, we develop the future of domestic nuclear power plant will be based on this technology. "


It is understood that the future of China's nuclear power plants will be used primarily AP series, as well as China's homegrown CAP series third generation nuclear power technology.

For the problem of energy technologies, Prime Minister Li Keqiang said that to actively create institutional conditions, efforts to improve the related professional services, efforts to form parties to work together to promote advanced energy technology and equipment "going out."

About nuclear power "going out" the voice for a long time, said Liu Qiang, China's nuclear power to support the development of enterprises and "going out" strategy is a demand in the future. In the global nuclear power market, in addition to technical strength, is more of a capital operation, Chinese nuclear enterprises "going out" which requires both technical as well as business models.

Jiang says that the Chinese enterprises will certainly have to "go out", most of the world's nuclear power plants are under construction in China, "going out" strategy is also in line with national needs, our technology has been very competitive.