Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant

Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant (岭澳核电站) is located on the Dapeng Peninsula in Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, about 60 km north of Hong Kong, 1 km north of Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant. It is operated by China General Nuclear Power Group. The units on site are separated between phase I and phase II.

Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant
Official name	岭澳核电站
Country	China
Location	Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Coordinates	22°36′17.24″N 114°33′05.36″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	Unit 1: May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)[1] Unit 2: November 28, 1997 (1997-11-28)[2] Unit 3: December 15, 2005 (2005-12-15)[3] Unit 4: June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15)[4]
Commission date	Unit 1: February 26, 2002 (2002-02-26)[1] Unit 2: September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14)[2] Unit 3: July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15)[3] Unit 4: May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)[4]
Owners	Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Company
Operator	Lingao Nuclear Power Company Ltd.[1][2][3][4]
Nuclear power station
Reactors	4 (2 in Phase I, 2 in Phase II)
Reactor type	PWR
Cooling source	South China Sea
Thermal capacity	4 x 2905 MWt[1][2][3][4]
Total electricity generated	448.55 TWh (1,614.8 PJ) (by the end of 2021)[1][2][3][4]
Power generation
Units operational	Net: 2 x 950 MWe (Units 1-2) 2 x 1007 MWe (Units 3-4) Gross: 2 x 990 MWe (Units 1-2)[1][2] 2 x 1080 MWe (Units 3-4)[3][4]
Make and model	M310 (Units 1-2) CPR-1000 (Units 3-4)
Nameplate capacity	3914 MWe
Capacity factor	2021: Unit 1: 89.4% Unit 2: 97.8% Unit 3: 82.9% Unit 4: 83.5% Lifetime: Unit 1: 88.3%[1] Unit 2: 88.9%[2] Unit 3: 86.2%[3] Unit 4: 86.0%[4]
Annual net output	30,263.51 GWh (108,948.6 TJ) (2021)

The plant was one of China's largest energy projects of the latter 1990s.^[5]: 45

Reactors

Ling Ao phase I has two nuclear reactors, 950 MWe PWRs Ling Ao I-1 and I-2, based on the French 900 MWe three cooling loop design (M310), which started commercial operation in 2002 and 2003.^[6] The planned investment sum for phase I was ca 4 billion USD.^[7]

In a Phase II development two CPR-1000 reactors, Ling Ao II-1 and II-2 (alternatively, units 3 and 4), were constructed in conjunction with Areva, based on the French three cooling loop design. Ling Ao II-1, China’s first domestic CPR-1000 nuclear power plant, was first connected to the grid on 15 July 2010,^[8] having started criticality testing on 11 June 2010.^[9] It started commercial operations on 27 September 2010.^[10] Ling Ao II-2 was synchronized to the grid on May 3, 2011, with commercial operation beginning on August 7, 2011.^[11]

Reactor data

The Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant consist of 4 operational reactors.^[12]

Unit	Type	Model	Net power	Gross power	Thermal power	Construction start	First criticality	Grid connection	Operation start	Notes
Ling Ao 1	PWR	M310	950 MW	990 MW	2905 MW	1997-5-15	2002-02-04	2002-02-26	2002-05-28	[13]
Ling Ao 2	PWR	M310	950 MW	990 MW	2905 MW	1997-11-28	2002-08-27	2002-09-14	2003-01-08	[14]
Ling Ao 3	PWR	CPR-1000	1007 MW	1086 MW	2905 MW	2005-12-15	2010-06-09	2010-07-15	2010-09-15	[15]
Ling Ao 4	PWR	CPR-1000	1007 MW	1086 MW	2905 MW	2006-6-15	2011-02-25	2011-05-03	2011-08-07	[16]

See also

• China portal
• Energy portal
• Nuclear technology portal

• Nuclear power in China