en.Wedoany.com Reported - The reactor pressure vessel for Unit 2 of the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant in China's Guangdong province has been installed. This reactor is one of two CAP1000 units planned for the first phase of the plant's construction.

State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) stated that the reactor pressure vessel for Unit 2 was successfully lifted into place this Wednesday, "marking the full entry of both units in the project's first phase into the equipment installation stage".

The construction of the two 1250 MWe CAP1000 reactors (the Chinese version of the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor) at the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant was approved by China's State Council (the government) in September 2022. In September of the same year, civil construction began for both units. Unit 1 poured its first concrete in September 2023, and Unit 2 completed its base mat concrete pour in April last year.

The reactor pressure vessel for Unit 1 was installed in February last year. This unit is expected to be completed and operational by 2028.

Upon completion of all six CAP1000 units, the annual electricity generation is projected to be approximately 70.2 billion kWh (70.2 TWh). This will reduce standard coal consumption by over 20 million tonnes and cut carbon dioxide emissions by over 52 million tonnes, sulfur dioxide by about 171,000 tonnes, and nitrogen oxides by about 149,000 tonnes.

SPIC stated that the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant is its first coastal nuclear power project developed and constructed in Guangdong Province. It will be China's first nuclear power project to use a secondary-cycle seawater cooling system and will be equipped with the world's first super-large natural draft cooling tower.

The advancement of this project is of strategic significance to SPIC. It not only consolidates its energy footprint in South China but also enhances the market competitiveness of its indigenous nuclear power technology through the scaled application of CAP1000 technology. From an industry perspective, as a demonstration project employing advanced secondary-cycle cooling technology, the construction experience of the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant will provide a new benchmark for the environmental standards and energy efficiency levels of coastal nuclear power projects in China.

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