Nuclear plant to be built in Jiangxi province
A nuclear plant which is designed to have a capacity of 8,000 megawatts is expected to begin soon and put to use in 2013. Once in operation, it will generate 60 billion kilowatts of electricity annually.
Located in Pengze in the Jiujiang city of Jiangxi province, the project is a move of China’s policy to boost the domestic demand.
The project which is a 60-billion-yuan construction is among China’s first batch of inland nuclear power projects, with the other two in Hubei and Hunan provinces.
According to the provincial government’s website, 865 large-sale projects have been planned by Jiangxi with the total investment of 672.3 billion yuan, including the preparation work for the Pengze project.
Pengze is chosen to be the place building nuclear plant in for its natural advantage. On the shore of the Yangtze River, Pengze has abundant water resources to meet the demand of nuclear projects.
The abundant uranium in Jiangxi province accounted for one third of the total amount of China.
To solve the problem of power shortage in eastern and central regions, China should develop nuclear power projects both in coastal areas and inland provinces, said analysts.
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group and China National Nuclear Corp are examples leading the way of strengthening cooperation between south and north.
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group last year signed an agreement with the Hubei provincial government to plan for a nuclear plant in Dafan. China National Nuclear Corp has also signed an agreement with the Hunan provincial government to plan for a nuclear project in the Yiyang city on the bank of Taohuajiang River.
China may accelerate the construction of nuclear projects in the next few years because it has begun to boost the domestic demand, said an analyst.
China’s construction of a series of large energy projects should have started this year. The projects include three nuclear power plants with a total of 101,000-MW reactors, respectively located in Fuqing in Fujian, Fangjiashan in Zhejiang and Yangjiang in Guangdong, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
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