Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant
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Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant
under construction in Fangchenggang
, autonomous region of Guangxi
(Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) of the People's Republic of China
. The construction of the first reactor at Phase 1 started on July 30, 2010. Once completed, the first phase will be one of two domestically-developed 1000 MWe CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors. The plant, construction of which was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission earlier in the month, is planned to eventually house six units.
The plant is located about 45 kilometres from the border with Vietnam
. It is a project of Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Group, a joint venture between China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co (CGNPC) and Guangxi Investment Group.
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
under construction in Fangchenggang
Fangchenggang
Fangchenggang , formerly Fangcheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County , is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.-Geography and climate:...
, autonomous region of Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
(Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The construction of the first reactor at Phase 1 started on July 30, 2010. Once completed, the first phase will be one of two domestically-developed 1000 MWe CPR-1000 pressurized water reactors. The plant, construction of which was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission earlier in the month, is planned to eventually house six units.
The plant is located about 45 kilometres from the border with Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is a project of Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Group, a joint venture between China Guangdong Nuclear Power Co (CGNPC) and Guangxi Investment Group.