Brief content: National Development and Reform Commission deputy director of the National Energy Secretary Zhang said the September 20, the State Council has approved 34 nuclear power plants, installed capacity of 36.92 million kilowatts, which has started the construction of 25 units, 27.73 million kilowatts China s nuclear power construction scale has been ranked first in the world.
Editor s Note

    This year, China s nuclear power development in the overall steady advance: inland nuclear power plant construction preparatory work smoothly, a number of nuclear power plant construction, the two units into commercial operation, a number of key equipment to achieve a self-oriented, third-generation nuclear power technology introduction, digestion and absorption another new progress, the fourth generation nuclear power technology has made a major breakthrough, "bringing in" and "going out" at the same time, nuclear safety has once again aroused attention … … This article describes and comments on this start, for the 2010 Chinese nuclear power to do a sketch.

    1

    Installed and put into operation breaking "10 million"

    – Up to 13 units in the transport unit

    September 20, Guangdong Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station Phase II Unit 1 went into operation, marking the commissioning of nuclear power installed capacity exceeded 10 million kilowatts of the total, while China s power installed capacity reached 900 million kilowatts. Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 is the two long-term national development plan of nuclear power since the promulgation of the first commercial operation of nuclear power plant, officially opened its put into operation by the bulk of China s nuclear power construction started in the prelude to mass production.

    October 20, China s "Eleventh Five-Year" during the first construction of nuclear power engineering – Qinshan Nuclear Power Phase II commercial operation of Unit 3, 53 months and 7 days of nuclear power plants of similar duration to create a record of the shortest construction period, construction equipment localization rate of nearly 80%. So far, China s nuclear power generating units put into commercial operation the number has reached 13 units, capacity of more than 10 million kilowatts.

    In addition, nuclear power plants under construction this year also rewarding: China s largest nuclear power plant in Shandong Haiyang nuclear power plant, nuclear power plants in Hainan Changjiang, Hercynian first nuclear power plant in Fujian Ningde nuclear island of the main unit 4, the Guangdong Yangjiang Nuclear Power Station Unit 3, Hainan Changjiang nuclear project 2 number of units have started construction.

    Comments end of 2007, China has 11 nuclear power units put into operation to pressurized water reactor technology-based, which made three, two from Russia, four from France, in addition, there are two heavy water reactors imported from Canada .

    From 11 units to 13 units, number of changes is small, but representative of a nuclear power independent of the big leap.

    These two units put into operation, have achieved the four "independent", that is self-designed, self-construction, self-management and independent operations.

    Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station two CPR1000 technology used, the success of China s nuclear power builders in the construction and operation of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station and Ling Ao nuclear power plant on the basis of continuous improvement and innovation, to explore the formation of the Chinese improved million-kilowatt pressurized water reactor nuclear power technology, with advanced technology, safe and reliable, the advantages of a high degree of autonomy. Qinshan Nuclear Power Phase II No. 3 machine put into operation, it means that China s complete control of an improved second-generation pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant engineering, construction technology, to further nuclear power development in China during the three generations of master nuclear technology to develop key talent, to promote independent of the nuclear power industry has laid a solid foundation.

    Ling Ao Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 and the second phase of Qinshan Phase III expansion project went into operation unit, and the nuclear power plant has begun, marking China s nuclear power is gradually entering the harvest season, and is ushering in a new round of construction climax.

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    Nuclear power, "Rufu", "West"

    – First in the world under construction

    January 21-22, International Symposium on inland nuclear power plant located in Beijing. After five months, China-France Seminar inland nuclear power plant siting and construction of the meeting. Two meetings for almost all inland nuclear power plant siting and construction of laws and regulations, waste emissions, the geological seismic conditions, greenhouse emissions and cooling tower design, and external events affecting large transport, emergency and environmental monitoring and related technical issues.

    Interior construction of nuclear power has become a bow an arrow Who the hinterland of China s first, as competition for hot spots. Into the national planning Jiangxi Penzer, Peach Blossom River in Hunan, Hubei Xianning, as the first of three inland nuclear power plant to promote, as a "first" launched a "secret contest."

    Since 2010, the country s construction of nuclear power plants inland provinces desire more intense, in addition to the three provinces, the Anhui, Sichuan, Hebei and other provinces will also be pushing him into the schedule. Meanwhile, the western region s first nuclear power plant was born. July 30, the western development, one of 23 key projects in Guangxi Fangchenggang nuclear power plant construction, total investment of 26 billion yuan.

    National Development and Reform Commission deputy director of the National Energy Secretary Zhang said the September 20, the State Council has approved 34 nuclear power plants, installed capacity of 36.92 million kilowatts, which has started the construction of 25 units, 27.73 million kilowatts, China s nuclear power under construction has been ranked first in the world.

    Comments inland does not matter who gets the first nuclear power plant, the key is that this shows that China s nuclear power development has arrived, the building of nuclear power around the enthusiasm and demand for clean energy to enhance and increase. Appropriate construction of inland nuclear power plant, the local economic and social development has a positive role in promoting economic development, which is inland, reducing environmental pollution and protect the ecological and social sustainable development. Therefore, the nuclear depth "hinterland" is needed.

    However, the local government if a single economic and development needs from the perspective of nuclear power, on the feasibility and potential problems to consider lack of "herd" will directly affect the quality of China s nuclear power development, nuclear safety will be a great impact. Construction of nuclear power should still follow the orderly and rational development of science and rhythm.

    In addition, as a symbol of China s western development project Fangchenggang nuclear power project, a national long-term development planning and implementation of nuclear power in the western region since the construction of the first nuclear power project will not only greatly promote the Pan-Beibu Gulf regional economic development, but will vigorously promote the implementation of China s western development strategy.

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    The first experimental fast reactor critical

    – The fourth generation of nuclear power was a major breakthrough

    July 21, China s first fast breeder reactors – China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) for the first time the critical success, saying it is China s nuclear power industry, a major field of independent innovation, means that China s fourth generation of advanced nuclear energy systems technology a major breakthrough. As a result, China became the United States, Britain, France and other countries, the world s first fast reactor technology, with eight countries.

    November 16, led by the China Institute of Atomic Energy, to rely on fast reactor research center, the joint of the domestic universities, research institutes, equipment manufacturing and installation companies, "the industrialization of fast reactor technology innovation strategic alliance" was established. "Union" aims based on innovation, to create fast reactor industry chain and promote the commercialization of fast reactor technology, to build China s sustainable development of nuclear energy.

    Comments At present, China has begun to second-generation pressurized water reactors rapid and orderly development, increasing the size of the future also installed a foregone conclusion. However, the limited uranium resources, disposal of PWR spent fuel and the resulting security risks, to be placed in front of the sustainable development of China s nuclear reality. Therefore, the search to prevent leakage, enhance fuel efficiency, improve safety and reduce waste generation and other aspects of technological innovation breakthrough is imminent.

    In recent years, the international community made a "fourth generation of advanced nuclear energy systems" concept, this system has good inherent nuclear safety, the accident will not cause harm to the public, can be economically competitive with other power generation methods, and has a short construction period, etc., and is one of the fast reactor technology roadmap.

    China Experimental Fast Reactor as China s "863" area of ??the largest energy projects, critical to its success shows that our "pressurized water reactor – fast reactor – fusion reactor" three-step strategy to obtain a nuclear breakthrough, marking the fourth China has mastered the basic generation of nuclear energy systems key technologies. At the same time, this breakthrough not only promoted the development of China s fourth generation of nuclear power, but also a fundamental shortage of uranium resources for the crack and nuclear waste disposal problem possible.

    At present, China is developing the fourth generation nuclear power technology, and high temperature gas cooled fast reactor that is also a temporary two routes remain in the experimental stage, demonstration and commercial transport reactor building remains to be seen. However, "a short step a thousand miles," and only step by step through this breakthrough to nuclear power in three generations after the completion of part of China s nuclear power innovation.

    4

    Security incidents caused by storm

    – Two "false alarm events" touched the public nerve

    May 23, the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 monitoring found an abnormal increase in radioactivity level loop; May 28, radioactivity level to achieve balance and stability, the initial judge of the cladding of fuel rods with a possible small cracks. After the media reported that the Daya Bay nuclear plant radioactive leak reported in Hong Kong and Shenzhen in addition to causing no small panic, but also ignited some mainland nuclear power plants under construction or proposed local people panic.

    November 15, Hong Kong Nuclear Investment Company disclosed that the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station Unit 1, 23 October during a routine overhaul, a residual heat removal system pipe found a "flaw." November 16, the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations Management Co., Ltd. have an explanation, said the incidents were classified as "a nuclear power plant run accident", not the power plant employees, the public and the environment impact.

    Nuclear Power Corporation in Canton on December 16, part of the media in Hong Kong, "Daya Bay nuclear power plant radiation surge" report, sent a letter to the media shows the Daya Bay Nuclear Power level of individual and collective radiation dose conditions.

    Comments from the storm sudden, to take the initiative to clarify the nuclear power plant, two "false alarm" due to the Daya Bay events affect the environment and public safety gradually subsided. However, the event not only touched the public nerve, but also the construction of nuclear power is about to enter the peak phase to the challenge.

    First, while China has not yet appeared two more nuclear incident or accident, but the special nature of nuclear power to make any sign of trouble can easily lead to panic, which highlights the establishment of an effective nuclear safety information disclosure system, eliminating the importance of public perception.

    Second, the incident again raises the relevant departments of China s current nuclear power field supervision attaches great importance to the weak links will be in the relevant laws and regulations, supervision of standards, regulatory body positioning to make the new thinking.

    In short, nuclear security, "indeed affect the whole body," about people s life safety plan for the future of nuclear power, the country s energy supply security, regional and national economic stability and development. Only security to development, only benefits.

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    Shares of nuclear power to pull the curtain

    – Electricity prices "warm up", the public funding granted

    April 25, Hainan Changjiang nuclear power plant construction, the Central Nuclear Group and Huaneng nuclear power plant jointly funded and constructed. This is the first shares of Huaneng Group s nuclear power plant construction, as high as 49% of its shares, Huaneng nuclear power development is considered a breakthrough.

    May 24, Huadian Group and Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Group signed a nuclear power project two, three cooperative construction agreement, which is 39% shares of Huadian Group, one Fuqing nuclear power project, nuclear power project was re-participation shares. September, Yangjiang, Guangdong Datang International to build nuclear power plant project in the preliminary feasibility study report has been reviewed.

    Companies active in the warm-up routine to enter the nuclear power generation when the local government this year introduced financing for the construction of nuclear power: Shenzhen City and Anhui Province has issued a "further encourage and guide social investment, a number of opinions" and "to encourage and guide private healthy development of the implementation of investment advice ", which made it clear that social and private capital to build nuclear power plants can participate.

    Comments to this time, shares of the construction of nuclear power industry once again become one of the thermoelectric topic, the reason is that large-scale development of nuclear power construction funds will face a huge dilemma.

    On suspicion of everyone in the nucleus and the China Guangdong Nuclear to seek listing on the occasion, private capital has quietly joined the finance team. However, although the public financing is a shortcut, but subject to the complex relationship between property rights and the nuclear industry related to national security and other issues, the specific action and not imagined as clear. Meanwhile, private equity has no movement.

    At present, China Power Investment in nuclear power as the only power company, with strong financing capability. The industry believes that if the CPI outstanding performance in the field of nuclear power, can ensure the safe operation of nuclear power plants, other power companies might be able to participate in construction of nuclear power to open a door.

    In short, on the one hand to get more funds for construction of nuclear power, nuclear safety to take into account the one hand, it is necessary to further clarify one of the rules. The parties are looking forward to the "Nuclear Management Regulations", should be healthy for the development of nuclear power, fair competition to provide the most effective protection.

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    Nuclear power equipment usher "Carnival"

    – Business Happy Valley Circle games, to seize the territory

    April 10, China Guangdong Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd., China First Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., China s second Heavy Machinery Group Corporation, China Dongfang Electric Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Electric Group companies focus on large enterprises, including 58 domestic nuclear power equipment manufacturing enterprises, have worked together to build China s nuclear power equipment, "co-ship" to reach a consensus.

    In May, China Nuclear Industry Huaxing Construction Co., Ltd. The total investment amounted to $ 1.6 billion five nuclear power project signed Jiangning Bin Jiang development zone, Nanjing, the first nuclear power industry cluster base was established. May 21, "Haiyan City, China Nuclear Power Concept Plan" was reviewed by experts, Zhejiang Haiyan will become China s first "nuclear cities."

    December 2, Hubei Nuclear Power Equipment Co., Ltd. set up a new can. Owned by three groups in drawing up the central enterprises to invest 550 billion to build China s first inland nuclear power equipment manufacturing base.

    Comments, whether "joint fleet", or nuclear power base, have shown that recovery of the first wake-up nuclear power nuclear power equipment manufacturing industry, and in the opportunity to gain the upper hand in front of the best way is to pre-emptive strike.

    However, the current large-scale power equipment group, including nuclear power equipment, including related companies of not less than 400,000, many equipment manufacturers are waiting for the opportunity to snatch the "cake", which can easily lead to high emotions under Happy Valley Circle games, premature too fast to carry out preliminary work and other issues. Research showed that the real key to a demand for nuclear power has not yet reached the speed of development of nuclear power. However, after the introduction of the revitalization plan in the industry, regardless of whether the strength of the enterprise, as long as nuclear power can be linked with the production of accessories want to snatch a piece of "cake", resulting in structural oversupply.

    Industry experts point out that this situation is not changed in time, will greatly interfere with the overall national plan for the deployment of nuclear power, to the healthy development of nuclear power to stay hidden.

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    Enhance the autonomy of key equipment

    – Number of gaps to fill

    January 11, China s third-generation AP1000 nuclear power relying on independent projects of domestic mains procurement contract, dramatically reducing the cost of procurement director said, compared with imports from abroad can save the country more than 800 million yuan.

    October 24, with independent intellectual property rights of nuclear safety-level control platform for digital publishing research results, shows that China has nuclear power plant safety level digital control system technology to achieve independence, localization on the road, has taken a key step.

    December 18, China s first completely self-developed nuclear power plant along the river red nuclear reactor pressure vessel of Unit 1 and the successful completion of transmission, signs of China s million-kilowatt nuclear island equipment manufacturing completely localized.

    From the beginning to the end of the year, in addition to the above three results, the critical importance of China s nuclear power equipment independent of the accelerating pace: State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation and Westinghouse joint venture construction projects of China s nuclear grade zirconium sponge to fill China s nuclear grade zirconium sponge production of blank ; nuclear power steam generator 690U tube tube successfully finished off the assembly line, China has become France, Japan, Sweden, the fourth country capable of producing the product; large nuclear copper stainless steel sealed chamber and seal chamber cover forging successful; one million kilowatts nuclear power plant to achieve localization of the U-tube; China s first proprietary charge pump on the successful development of nuclear power; China s first nuclear power steam generator independent of offline and so on.

    Comments in the past year, the nuclear localization of key equipment has made great achievements, but also for the future development of nuclear power to lay a foundation. However, the current situation, although the localization rate has reached 70%, but the remaining 30% is the core and key technologies, and accounted for 70% of the profit share. This status shows: Our high-end equipment from some distance, being unable to get rid of the kinds of situation, it has become severely restricted the size of China s nuclear power development and economic security of the key bottlenecks.

    Therefore, only vigorously promoting the "second generation plus" nuclear localization of core equipment to speed up the introduction of third generation nuclear power technology, digestion, absorption and re-innovation, in order to use the next 10-20 years China technical support large-scale development of nuclear power.

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    Speed ??up the "introduction"

    – Technology, resources, re-entry door

    The end of September, Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation Nuclear Group, China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation, China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation and the Russian atomic energy construction export company, signed the "Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 and 4 technical design contract." November 23, the Russian Prime Minister fifteenth regular meeting, the two sides signed again "Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 and 4 the total contract", Sino-Russian cooperation in the construction of TNPP from the Phase II expansion project has entered a substantive advance the implementation phase.

    In addition to the Sino-Russian cooperation, the United States, China and France also accelerated further cooperation. November 4, President Hu Jintao during his state visit to France, the French Areva and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group signed a 10-year, $ 3.5 billion long-term supply of 20,000 tons of uranium contracts. Meanwhile, the French equipment supplier Alstom and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group signed a deal worth about $ 15 million deal with radioactive effluents of nuclear island equipment procurement contracts. November 12, the State Nuclear Power and Westinghouse signed a large non-active nuclear power plant (LPP) business development, technical consulting services and instrumentation AP1000 follow-up project, a total of five cooperation agreements, the introduction of our third-generation nuclear power absorption and innovation has made important progress. Also in November, the National Nuclear Instrument System Engineering Co., Ltd. from Lockheed Martin and the U.S. signed an agreement to the use of technical cooperation, joint development of a new generation of nuclear reactor safety level digital control systems and platforms.

    Comments from 2007 Westinghouse AP1000 technology transfer, to Electricite de France in 2009, 16.74 billion yuan joint venture set up Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co., Ltd., the foreign companies into China did not stop the pace of nuclear power. Took a fancy to the potential development of nuclear power, the parties to seize this emerging market, the fuel supply from upstream, extending to the equipment manufacturing, and then deep into the core technology and building construction and operations management. Among them, the summit diplomacy to help a lot of cooperation.

    China s nuclear power, the output at the starting line we must learn, and learn the concept that the world s advanced nuclear power technology introduction, digestion and absorption as well as on the basis of independent innovation. Dependent on foreign core technologies can not guarantee health and safety of nuclear power development, only rising force, enhance self-control and lead, learn and absorb all the lessons learned from the construction of nuclear power, nuclear power side to the great cause of our success.

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    Speed ??"going out"

    – Developing countries as the main target

    August 27, with South African President Jacob Zuma s visit to China and South Africa s Standard Bank Group is widely nuclear power plant construction in South Africa reached an agreement. On the same day, China Nuclear International Uranium Corporation and China-Africa Development Fund Co., Ltd. on uranium cooperation framework agreement signing.

    November 19, media reports said, the nuclear group is accelerating the internationalization strategy has been successful in the export of nuclear power plant to Pakistan after Argentina signed an agreement with its plans to help build nuclear power plants. Prior to the Nuclear Group with Argentina to consult on the use of nuclear energy, and signed a framework agreement, which involves the development of nuclear technology, heavy water reactor nuclear power plant operation management, production management, nuclear fuel, uranium resource development and application of nuclear technology and other fields.

    In addition to the field of foreign nuclear energy, nuclear power companies in other energy projects have begun to "go." China Guangdong Nuclear Power November 15 announcement that was completed on November 5, Meiya Power of Hong Kong s mergers and acquisitions. November 16, China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Biomass Industries and Singapore signed an agreement, the former S $ 65 million investment, with the latter to develop photovoltaic biomass power projects in Singapore, and China Guangdong Nuclear expect the opportunity to extend the business to the entire Asia Pacific region.

    Comments Whether looking for uranium resources, or to build nuclear power plants, or even technology exports, China s nuclear power business this year, "going out" in the form of more diverse.

    Currently more than 60 countries around the world have made plans to develop nuclear power industry, nuclear industry, which will directly spawned a huge international market. Meanwhile, the market share has also led to a substantial expansion of international nuclear power giants technology competition with each other, competing layout area, the development of fuel resources. China s leading enterprises are facing nuclear power, "fall behind" the competition.

    For a long time, China in order to "introduction" oriented approach, resulting in the developed countries with nuclear power technology development path of China s monopoly in the large building on the property rights barriers. In addition, China s nuclear power development in the concept of innovation is not strong, strategic and other issues are not clear, but also to enterprises "going out" process challenging. Therefore, only accelerate innovation, to build its own brand, in order to "achieve walking on two legs."

    10

    Train school-enterprise team hand

    – Solve the manpower "short board"

    August 27, China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group and Shanghai Jiaotong University supercritical water reactor (SCWR) Joint Laboratory listed. The laboratory will become an important base for SCWR R & D to achieve SCWR projects from basic research to industrial application of model transformation, and the goal.

    September 29, the State Nuclear Power and Shanghai Jiaotong University, Xi an Jiaotong University, North China Electric Power University signed to build a "nuclear power station software" agreement for the autonomy of our nuclear power to build the software platform for substantive cooperation.

    December 10, Bo, Jiangsu and Shandong University of Science and Technology Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement pump, the two sides work together to promote the industrialization of pumps used in nuclear power, plans formed in 2013, nuclear-pump market.

    Comments According to statistics from National Defense Science and Industry, 2020 nuclear science and technology industry needs more talents undergraduate core about 1.3 million, of which, "Eleventh Five-Year" period of about 6,000 people. According to one million-kilowatt nuclear power plant requires 400 terms, 2020 to add 30 one million kilowatts nuclear power plants, nuclear power professionals need more than 1.2 million people.

    In recent years, although the domestic colleges and universities make great efforts in training, and some expansion of nuclear professional enrollment, and some new related fields, and some combination of school-enterprise co-culture. However, the "talent short board", is placed in front of one of China s barriers to nuclear power development, nuclear power companies desperate situation did not change much.

    In fact, universities and enterprises industry has long been familiar with the model, but the current university training model and the business gap between management, resulting in talent between the lack of practical and theoretical study of convergence, the growth of personnel a longer period, unable to adapt to the rapid development of nuclear power.

    So, now existing in the original basis, to further deepen cooperation, really mobilize the university s research strength, to play the role of business practices platform to build nuclear power team of excellent overall quality.