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Nuclear Plant Journal, March-April 2013
New Energy
Grid Connection
There was a successful grid
connection of the Unit 1 of Hongyanhe
Nuclear Power Plant (HYH NPP), the
first nuclear power plant ever in Northeast
of China, marked by the initiation of its
startup for operation.
Started on August 18, 2007, the
Unit 1 of HYH NPP went through the
milestones of civil works, equipment
installation, system commissioning, fuel
loading, unit criticality and turbine run-
up before finalizing the on-grid process.
All the 4 units of Phase I of HYH
NPP, a NPP envisaged to consist of 6 units,
are estimated to complete for operation
in 2015. After that, the annual electricity
generation of the 4 units will be up to 30
billion kWh, accounting for about 16%
of the annual electricity consumption in
Liaoning Province.
The on-grid operation of HYH will
lead to optimized power supply structure
in Liaoning Province while helping
emission reduction in the region.
Hongyanhe will use the CPR-1000
(intellectual property rights are retained
by AREVA).
HYH NPP, the first nuclear power
plant in Northeast of China, is a joint
venture of
China Guangdong Nuclear
Power Group
(CGN), CPIC and Dalian
Construction Investment Group.
Hinkley Point
After a year-long examination,
On March 19, 2013 the UK Planning
Inspectorate granted
EDF Energy
consent to construct a new nuclear power
station at Hinkley Point in Somerset,
United Kingdom. This decision follows
three years of in-depth consultation with
local communities and the approval was
also met with wide political consensus in
the House of Commons.
The process was an immense
undertaking to examine the impact of
the construction and operation of the
site on the community and environment.
It included detailed studies on housing,
transport and jobs and demonstrated
EDF Energy’s commitment to be open,
transparent and to listen.
The approval by the Secretary of
State for Energy and Climate Change
also means that Hinkley Point C is the
first piece of national infrastructure on
this scale to be approved under the new
2008 Planning Act. This rigorous process
was achieved in time.
This remarkable achievement now
needs to be matched by the finalization
of a contract for the electricity to be
produced at Hinkley Point C. Swift
success in negotiations with Government
over this Contract for Difference is the
key to unlocking the investment needed.
EDF Energy Chief ExecutiveVincent
de Rivaz said: “Receiving permission to
construct a new nuclear power station at
Hinkley Point C is a huge achievement,
which represents years of hard work.
It reflects an extraordinary level of
professionalism and work from EDF
Energy’s planning team, the Planning
Inspectorate, local authorities and a wide
range of stakeholders.
“The success of this pioneering
project will kick start the new nuclear
program in the UK and is expected to
lead to lower costs for successive UK
nuclear plants.”
Contact: Tim McCoy, telephone:
Barakah
Construction of the
Emirates
Nuclear Energy Corporation’s
(UAE)
first nuclear energy reactor continues
to progress, with the installation of
the Containment Liner Plate (CLP) in
the Reactor Containment Building for
Barakah Unit 1 on March, 2013. The
CLP is one of the many defense-in-depth
barriers that ensure the safety of nuclear
energy plants.
The Emirates Nuclear Energy
Corporation (ENEC) and the Korea
Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
installed the first modularized sections of
the 2000 ton steel cylinder.The installation
was the culmination of months of work.
With the CLP installation proceeding,
ENEC and KEPCO remain on track to
deliver the country’s first nuclear energy
reactor, Barakah Unit 1, in 2017. A total
of four nuclear energy reactors are set
to be constructed by 2020, producing a
significant portion of the UAE’s energy
needs and saving up to 12 million tons in
carbon emissions every year.
Contact:
ae.
Finland
Finnish utility
Fennovoima
has
applied for three environmental permits
involving construction of structures in the
Baltic Sea needed for its planned nuclear
reactor.
The company wants to build the
Hanhikivi-1 nuclear unit in the Pyhäjoki
municipality in northern Finland.
The statement said the applications
were filed with the Northern Finland
Regional State Administrative Agency.
One permit is needed to build a
cooling water outlet for the unit. A second
is required for cooling water intake piping
and harbour construction at the plant. The
third covers stockpiling rock and silt from
dredging for the harbour construction
which will be used to build breakwaters.
Fennovoima has received commer-
cial bids from Areva and Toshiba for
Hanhikivi-1. Technical bids arrived in
January 2012 and a supplier will be cho-
sen in 2013.
Fennovoima chose Areva’s Europe-
an Pressurised Water Reactor (EPR) and
Toshiba’s Advanced Boiling Water Reac-
tor (ABWR) as potential technologies in
2008.
Since then, technical development
work has been carried out with both
suppliers.
In Areva’s bid, the turbine island will
be supplied by either Alstom or Siemens.
Toshiba proposes to deliver both the
reactor and the turbine through its own
company.
Construction of Hanhikivi-1 is
expected to begin in 2015 and the plant
could enter commercial operation in
2020.
ESBWR
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
(GEH)
and Fluor Corporation announced today
that they have submitted a proposal
to build GEH’s Economic Simplified
Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR), a
passively safe water reactor design for the
fourth reactor at Olkiluoto nuclear power
station (OL4).
