Daya Bay nuclear power plant

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Other names: Guangdong 1

Daya Bay nuclear power plant (大亚湾核电站) is an operating nuclear power plant in Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Daya Bay nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1994[1] 984 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] M310[1] Guandong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company LTD (广东核电合营有限公司)[1] Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations And Management CO LTD (大亚湾核电运营管理有限责任公司)[1]
2 Operating[2] 1994[2] 984 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] M310[2] Guandong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company LTD (广东核电合营有限公司)[2] Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations And Management CO LTD (大亚湾核电运营管理有限责任公司)[2]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Daya Bay nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 August 7, 1987[1] July 28, 1993[1] August 31, 1993[1] February 1, 1994[1]
2 April 7, 1988[2] January 21, 1994[2] February 7, 1994[2] May 6, 1994[2]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Daya Bay nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 944 MW[1] 930 MW[1] 2905 MWt[1]
2 944 MW[2] 930 MW[2] 2905 MWt[2]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Daya Bay nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China[3] 22.59801, 114.5434 (exact)[4]
2 Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China[3] 22.59801, 114.5434 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=63. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=64. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://goo.gl/maps/z9cYJ9LeSd1SB7Xy7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/299929726. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)