The world’s first “non-melt-down nuclear reactor” was officially completed at the Shidaowan Nuclear Power Plant in Shandong Province, China.
According to reports, the Shidaowan High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Demonstration Project with an installed capacity of 200,000 kilowatts is located in Rongcheng, Shandong, and is jointly constructed by China Huaneng, Tsinghua University and China National Nuclear Corporation. Chinese media reported that “this new generation nuclear power project, which is completely designed, constructed, debugged and operated by my country, is also the world’s first pebble-bed modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. It has good inherent safety, high power generation efficiency, and strong environmental adaptability. It has a broad prospect for commercial applications in nuclear power generation, combined heat, power and cooling, and high-temperature process heat. It will play an active role in optimizing my country’s energy structure and achieving the “dual carbon” goal.”
According to Tsinghua University, the Shidaowan Nuclear Power Plant can generate 1.4 billion kWh of electricity per year when operating at full power, which can provide power for the daily use of 2 million citizens, effectively reducing 900,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Nuclear power plants also adopt the “dual carbon” approach, using high-temperature steam generated during power generation in the fields of cogeneration, heavy oil thermal recovery, chemical industry, and metallurgy to protect the ecological environment.
The Shidaowan Nuclear Power Station is also the world’s first pebble-bed modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor demonstration power station. It is developed by the 10MW experimental reactor high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology developed by Tsinghua University. “Spherical nuclear fuel elements” and non-stop on-line refueling of the reactor. The spokesperson said that even if the nuclear power plant encounters an earthquake, sudden failure or a serious external event, the reactor core will not melt down, so there will not be a large amount of leakage of radioactive materials, which greatly enhances the safety of nuclear energy.
According to Chinese media reports, 50,000 drawings, 100,000 pages of documents, and more than 15,000 nuclear island equipment with high technical content and strict quality requirements were used in the construction of the power station. Up to 93.4%”.
Source: cnBeta.COM
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