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China ranks among top nations in the world 's nuclear power industry
Released on: 2015-06-09 Content Sources: Jinguan Electric
The revival of the world nuclear power industry is
being actively promoted in China.
Xu Yuming, deputy secretary general
of China Nuclear Energy Association, said at the 11th China Nuclear Energy
International Conference on May 21 that 4-6 units will be expected to be
approved in China and 4-6 units will be put into operation this year. By the
end of this year, the total installed capacity of running units will reach
30GW, making China one of the world's top three nations in nuclear power
generation.
Related expectations were also
confirmed by Liu Baohua, director of Nuclear Power Office of National Energy
Administration. Recently, Liu Baohua said pointed out in the " Third
Energy Forum of Chinese Academy of Engineering / National Energy
Administration" that in accordance with the "Long-Term Development
Plan for Nuclear Power”, about 8 nuclear power units will be approved for
construction in China this year. He also said that in the world's advanced
nuclear power technology development, China has taken the lead in a number of
areas and China’s ability in nuclear power technology research and development,
equipment manufacturing, design and construction capacity is rapidly
improving.” It can be said that after several decades of development, China has
been one of the world's top nations in nuclear power development. ”
It is understood that, as of May
17, there are a total of 438 operating nuclear reactors (including the
experimental reactor) and 67 under-construction reactors in the world. Global
nuclear power installed capacity reached 379.261GW. The United States and
France take the first and second places with 98.639GW and 63.130GW
respectively. China ranked fifth place with 23.025GW, accounting for 6% of the
global nuclear power installed capacity.
"According to the plan, by
2020, China's total installed capacity of nuclear power under-construction will
reach 88 million kilowatts, which means that before 2020, additional 35 million
kilowatts will be built and an average of 5-6 units will start construction
every year with additional investment of more than CNY 500 billion.” Xu Yuming
said, "Third generation of nuclear power technology represented by Hualong
1, AP1000 and CAP1400 will become the mainstream of scaled development of
nuclear power in future in China. ”
In addition to leading position in
development scale and pace, China is also changing from a big player to a
strong player in nuclear power field, and is gradually becoming the center of the world's nuclear power industry.
This has become an indisputable fact. The supporting equipment manufacturing
capacity and the opportunity to go out are two crucial topics of nuclear power
development in China.
According to Xu Yuming, at present
China's main equipment layout in nuclear island has been formed. China owns the
world's largest nuclear power equipment capacity. Every year, more than 10 sets
of complete sets of nuclear power equipment are manufactured. “Localization
rate of second-generation improved models and Hualong-1 equipment reached 85%,
and the goal of localization rate is 80% for AP1000. Most of the main equipment
and raw materials can be produced domestically. ”
Liu Baohua said publicly that China
basically can produce 6-8 sets of nuclear power equipment every year and has
mastered key equipment production technology of third generation nuclear power
production. However, some major key technologies and equipment are still to be
tackled.
Public information show that, at
present China has formed three nuclear power equipment manufacturing bases in
Shanghai, Sichuan and Heilongjiang and has built heavy equipment manufacturing
bases in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hebei. At the same time, leading nuclear power
equipment manufacturing enterprises represented by Dongfang Electric, Shanghai
Electric, Harbin Electric, CFHI and CNEG, as well as a group of specialized
enterprises mastering special manufacturing technology are supporting the core
of China's nuclear power equipment.
“According to the capacity of
nuclear power equipment and the conditions of nuclear power sites, in 2030 we
can support 150 million to 200 million kilowatts of nuclear power installed
capacity. As long as the technology is mature, we can provide sufficient
nuclear power sites. If the above objectives are achieved, 600 million tons /
year of coal can be saved, 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, 45
million tons of sulfur dioxide and 23 million tons of nitrogen oxides can be
reduced, providing strong support for realizing national targets of coping with
climate change.” Liu Baohua said.
Xu Yuming also believed that it is
the expected that by 2030 nuclear power installed capacity will reach 200GW,
accounting for about 10% of total installed capacity of power industry. During
2020-2030, 6-8 units will be newly constructed every year. In addition, the new
unit will adopt the highest international safety standards and mature advanced
technology to ensure smooth completion and reliable operation, and constant
improvement of the economic competitiveness of nuclear power.
In terms of "going out", China’s nuclear power opportunities are
increasing.
At present, China's independent
nuclear power brands are actively entering Europe, South America, Africa and
Asia, have made their existence in Pakistan, Britain, Argentina, South Africa,
Turkey and other countries.
According to Liu Baohua, currently
14 countries in the world are building nuclear power units and more than 40
countries are actively planning the development of nuclear power.
Industry analysts said that nuclear
power "going out" has become a national strategy, and obtained
high-level government "referral", which is unprecedented. Moreover,
the trend of global nuclear power development has been clear and the market
space is very broad. China's nuclear power industry will boast many opportunity
from both domestic and foreign aspects. In particular, with the implementation
of national "One Belt and One Road" initiative, nuclear power
development is facing new opportunities.
According to relevant statistics,
in addition to China, 19 countries along "One Belt and One Road" have
nuclear power plants, 25 countries are planning on nuclear power development
with 140 planned units, and a total investment of over USD 1.2 trillion.
“The key for China's nuclear power
enterprises to 'go out' is to accurately grasp and actively integrate into the
national strategy, research and enter overseas markets, select main target, and
actively extend to other potential markets.” An insider said.