A demonstration floating nuclear power plant based on China National Nuclear Corporation's (CNNC's) ACP100S small reactor will be built by 2019, the company announced today. The move comes just days after China General Nuclear (CGN) said it will build a prototype offshore plant by 2020.
CGN announced on 12 January that development of its ACPR50S reactor design had recently been approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) as part of the 13th Five-Year Plan for innovative energy technologies. CNNC today said that its ACP100S reactor - a marine version of its ACP100 small modular reactor(SMR) design - had also been approved by the NDRC as part of the same plan.
CNNC said its Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) subsidiary had completed a preliminary design for a floating nuclear power plant featuring the ACP100S reactor as well as "all the scientific research work". Construction of a demonstration unit is to start by the end of this year, with completion set for 2019.
According to CNNC, its floating plant could provide electrical power to offshore oil and gas drilling platforms, as well as help in the development of islands and remote areas. In addition to power generation, the plant could also be used for water desalination and for meeting "other diversified development needs", it said.
In addition to the 100 MWe ACP100S, CNNC has also developed smaller sizes of the reactor -the ACP10S and the ACP25S, which it says could be used singularly or in pairs to create a floating plant with optimum capacity for its intended use.
Last October, Lloyd's Register of the UK signed a framework agreement with NPIC to support the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant utilizing an SMR.
The ACP100 reactor design has been under development since 2010 and its preliminary design was completed in 2014. It is an integrated pressurized water reactor in which the major components of its primary coolant circuit are installed within the reactor pressure vessel. It is a multi-purpose reactor designed for electricity production, heating, steam production or seawater desalination.
CNNC New Energy Corporation, a joint venture of CNNC (51%) and China Guodian Corp, is planning to build two ACP100 units in Putian county, Zhangzhou city, at the south of Fujian province, near Xiamen, as a demonstration plant.
日前，国家发展改革委正式复函，同意中核集团申报的海上浮动核电站ACP100S纳入能源创新 “十三五”规划。ACP100S是ACP100的海上应用型号，而“多用途模块式小型压水堆ACP100”作为国家高新技术产业发展项目，2011年已获 得国家能源局批复，且已完成所有科研攻关工作。
据了解，ACP100S是中核集团完全自主研发、自主设计的小型海上反应堆型号，完全符合三代核电安全要求，可以满足为海上钻井平台、海岛开发、偏远地区等提供热电水的能源需求，以及海水淡化、核能制冷等多元化的发展需求。
中国核动力研究设计院多用途模块式小型压水堆总设计师宋丹戎介绍说，目前核动力院联合国内船体平台研发、设计和制造单位，已完成针对我国海域的浮动核电站初步设计和关键技术攻关工作，具备示范堆建设基本条件，计划2016年底启动示范堆建设，2019年建成运行。
据悉，中国核动力研究设计院基于50多年的海上小堆研发经验，开发了包括ACP10S、ACP25S、ACP100S等三种不同功率规模的浮动式反应堆，并可在此基础上进行单双堆组合，实现不同功率规模的浮动式核电站型号。
宋丹戎还透露，浮动式反应堆所有堆型全部是自主开发，拥有100%的知识产权，相关浮动核 电站型号的国内外专利布局和知识产权保护工作也已完成，仅ACP100S就已获得国家专利局批复的各类专利385项，并与国际最大的英国劳氏船级社和国际原子能机构IAEA签订了合作协议，正在开展相关的浮动核电站安全审评和相关的法规标准制定工作。
China General Nuclear (CGN) expects to complete construction of a demonstration small modular offshore multi-purpose reactor by 2020, the company announced yesterday.
CGN saiddevelopment of its ACPR50S reactor design had recently been approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission as part of the 13th Five-Year Planfor innovative energy technologies.
The company said it is currently carrying out preliminary design work for a demonstrationACPR50S project. Construction of the first floating reactor is expected tostart next year, it said, with electricity generation to begin in 2020.
The 200 MWt(60 MWe) reactor has been developed for the supply of electricity, heat and desalination and could be used on islands or in coastal areas, or for offshore oil and gas exploration, according to CGN.
The Chinese company said it is also working on the ACPR100 small reactor for use on land. This reactor will have an output of some 450 MWt (140 MWe) and would be suitable for providing power to large-scale industrial parks or to remote mountainous areas.
CGN said the development of small-scale offshore and onshore nuclear power reactors will complement its large-scale plants and provide more diverse energy options.
Last October, Lloyd's Register of the UK announced it had signed a framework agreement with the Nuclear Power Institute of China - a subsidiary of China National NuclearCorporation (CNNC) - to support the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant utilizing a small modular reactor. That plant would be based on a marine version of CNNC's ACP100 SMR design, known as the ACP100S. This 100 MWe design with passive safety features has been under development since 2010 and its preliminary design was completed in 2014.
The only floating nuclear power plant today is the Akademik Lomonosov, under construction in Russia, where two 35 MWe reactors similar to those used to propel ships are being mounted on a barge to be moored at a harbour. The Baltiysky Zavod in St Petersburg is on schedule to deliver the first floating nuclear power plant to its customer, Russian nuclear power plant operator Rosenergoatom, in September 2016. It could start operating in Chukotka as early as in 2017.
Floating plants offer various advantages: construction in a factory or shipyard should bring efficiencies; siting is simplified; environmental impact is extremely low; and decommissioning can take place at a specialized facility. However, the offshore environment brings important considerations, such as access for personnel and equipment and the need to ensure radioactive materials never enter the sea.
近日，国家发改委复函同意中国广核集团（以下简称中广核）申报的ACPR50S海洋核动力平台纳入能源科技创新“十三五”规划，标志着中广核的海上小型核 反应堆（以下简称小型堆）研发取得突破性进展。目前中广核正在开展ACPR50S小型堆示范项目的初步设计工作，预计2017年启动示范项目建 设，2020年建成发电。
ACPR50S是中广核响应国家建设海洋强国号召，自主研发、自主设计的海上小型堆技术，单堆热功率为200MW，可为海上油气田开采、海岛开发等领域的供电、供热和海水淡化提供可靠、稳定的电力。
国家发改委在复函中要求中广核加大技术创新力度，加快ACPR50S 研发设计和关键设备研制进程，开展实验堆建设，并结合用户需求深化工程技术方案，在条件成熟时启动示范项目建设，满足海洋核动力平台批量化发展需求，争取在国家海洋强国战略实施中发挥重要作用。
此次ACPR50S海上小型堆正式立项，并赋予批量化发展重任，将为我国海洋资源开发、海洋经济发展和海洋强国战略实施提供安全、稳定、可靠的海上能源，具有广泛的应用前景。
中广核目前正在研制陆上小型堆技术ACPR100，单堆热功率为450MW，可作为百万千瓦级大型核电机组的补充，推广应用到大型工业园区、偏远山区等领域，实现协同发展。
中广核相关负责人表示，中广核海上和陆上小型堆的研发及后续示范项目的建设，将形成与百万千瓦级大型核电站互为补充的格局，为我国绿色发展和海洋强国建设提供更为多样的能源选择。
好啦，鸡血打完，让我们来学习一下新鲜出炉的词汇吧：
National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC) 发改委
Small ModularReactor (SMR) 小型模块化反应堆
Nuclear PowerInstitute of China (NPIC) 中国核动力研究设计院
floatingnuclear power plant 浮动核反应堆
demonstrationunit 试验机组
offshoreoil 近海石油
gas drillingplatform 天然气钻井平台
seawaterdesalination 海水淡化
Lloyd'sRegister of the UK 英国劳氏船级社
integratedpressurized water reactor 一体化压水反应堆
AkademikLomonosov 罗蒙诺索夫号
barge 驳船
moor 停泊
siting 选址
