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http://www.china.org.cn/china/2016-01/27/content_37674132.htm

Xinhua, January 27, 2016

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The Chinese government published its first nuclear white paper on Wednesday, detailing policies and measures to boost nuclear emergency preparedness and highlighting "a rational, coordinated and balanced" nuclear security approach.

"China has consistently given top priority to nuclear safety in its peaceful use of nuclear energy," said the white paper, China's Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, published by the State Council Information Office.

Elaborating the country's approach to promoting nuclear security, the white paper said China has placed equal emphasis on development and safety.

The document boasted a sound safety record since China embarked on its nuclear industry in mid 1950s, saying the country's nuclear facilities and activities have all along been in safe and stable state and the safety level of nuclear power stations has witnessed constant improvement.

"None of the nuclear power generating units in the Chinese mainland has suffered events or accidents rated above Level 2 under the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) with the release of gaseous and liquid effluents kept far below the national regulatory limits," it said.

The white paper attributed the sound record to efforts to improve nuclear safety techniques, enforce rigorous nuclear safety supervision, and strengthen nuclear emergency management in the past six decades or so.

China has adopted the most advanced technology and most stringent standards to ensure safe and efficient development of nuclear power, which is an important component of China's nuclear energy sector, it said.

As of the end of October 2015:
  • the Chinese mainland had 27 nuclear power generating units in operation, with a total installed capacity of 25.5 gigawatts (GW),
  • while another 25 units with a total installed capacity of 27.51 GW had been under construction.
  • China plans to raise its installed nuclear power capacity to 58 GW with an additional 30 GW under construction by 2020 and build itself into a strong nuclear power country by 2030.
"Nuclear accidents know no national boundaries, and everything related to nuclear emergency management is too important to be taken lightly," the white paper said.

Drawing on the lessons learned from the Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents, China has progressed in a full range of nuclear emergency-related activities, such as the enactment of laws and standards, the establishment of institutional and regulatory regimes, the building-up of basic capabilities, and international cooperation and exchanges.

The country's nuclear emergency rescue network is "of a proper scale, well-coordinated and of a rational layout", the report said, adding that there is also a plan to establish a new top-level national nuclear emergency rescue team of about 300 members to respond to serious nuclear accidents and international rescue operations.

China will also speed up drafting the nuclear safety law and atomic energy law, according to the report.

The government vowed to upgrade its nuclear emergency work to a new level in order to provide a robust bulwark in support of the safe, efficient, sustainable and healthy development of the nuclear energy sector.
 
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China to build floating nuclear power plants

China has detailed its plans to build floating nuclear plants amid Beijing's drive to double its atomic energy capacity by the end of this decade. The buoyant power stations will be a first once completed in 2020.



Date
27.01.2016

Author
Hardy Graupner

Chinese authorities on Wednesday confirmed the Asian country's resolve to build floating nuclear power stations.

The chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority, Xu Dazhe, said the marine stations would be needed to exploit the oceans.

"China is devoted to becoming a maritime power, and so we will definitely make full use of ocean resources," Xu told reporters in Beijing.

The offshore power plants are meant to provide energy for offshore oil and gas drilling platforms as well as to island development projects.

Not just floating an idea

While nuclear power at sea has been used inside aircraft carriers and missile submarines, using atomic power at sea for civilian purposes would be unprecedented, although a similar Russian project is reportedly also underway.

According to China's 13th five-year plan, two such floating stations are to be built by 2020 - one by China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), and the other one by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

According to government data, China currently has 30 nuclear reactors in operation with a combined capacity of 28.3 gigawatts. Another 24 reactors are under construction to generate another 26.7 gigawatts.

The world's second-largest economy had suspended approvals for new nuclear plants after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. But it resumed approvals a year later, giving the green light to eight new reactors last year alone.

No details were given Wednesday as to what precautions Chinese authorities were prepared to take to safeguard the floating stations against potential terrorist attacks.

http://www.dw.com/en/china-to-build-floating-nuclear-power-plants/a-19007095
 
一财网 林春挺 2016-01-26 11:54:00 :coffee::-)

海洋核动力平台属国内首创,平台技术可填补中国在民用核动力船舶领域的技术空白,形成具有自主知识产权的核心技术,对中国开发利用新能源和全球能源的发展具有重大意义和深远影响。

中国船舶重工集团公司(下称“中船重工”)再次与国内核电巨头签署合作,意在浩瀚无边、资源无数的大海上开发海洋核动力平台。

官方资料显示,2016年1月25日,中船重工与国内三大核电巨头之一的中广核“签署了战略合作协议,拟就共同推进海上核动力平台项目建设开展合作”。

中船重工董事长胡问鸣称,双方具有很强的合作互补性,希望双方以加快推进海上小型堆核电站示范项目为重点,进一步拓宽在核电建设等清洁能源领域的合作。

海洋核动力平台是海上移动式小型核电站,是小型核反应堆与船舶工程的有机结合,可为海洋石油开采和偏远岛屿提供安全、有效的能源供给,也可用于大功率船舶和海水淡化领域。

海上移动式小型核电站模型图(网络资料图)

海洋核动力平台属国内首创,平台技术可填补中国在民用核动力船舶领域的技术空白,形成具有自主知识产权的核心技术,对中国开发利用新能源和全球能源的发展具有重大意义和深远影响。

中船重工是国内最大的船舶集团和海军装备研制主体,集中了中国舰船研究、设计的主要力量,具备丰富的船舶与海洋工程总体设计技术及经验。

中船重工在年初称,它申报的国家能源重大科技创新工程海洋核动力平台示范工程项目已经得到国家发改委的同意。

另外,国家发改委还“请中船重工集团与相关单位加强合作,在原有船舶核动力技术基础上,结合当前工业化水平和民用核电技术要求……尽早实现我国海洋核动力平台‘零’突破”。

而在中广核方面, 2015年12月30日,国家发改委复函同意中广核申报的ACPR50S海洋核动力平台纳入能源科技创新“十三五”规划。

ACPR50S是中广核自主研发的海上小型堆技术,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电力。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。

《第一财经日报》记者注意到,早在2014年,中船重工七一九研究所就挂牌成立了国家能源海洋核动力平台技术研发中心,从而成为国内首个国家级海洋核动力平台技术研发机构。该研发中心由位于湖北的中船重工七一九研究所发起,中国核动力研究设计院、中科华核电技术研究院有限公司、中海油研究总院等单位共同组建。

中国核动力研究设计院是另一家核电巨头中核集团旗下单位。中核集团曾在2014年称, 随着海洋战略的实施,极地考察工作越来越重要,而破冰船作为极地考察不可缺少的工具,急需发展。 中核集团将全力以赴推动破冰船研发项目。

中核集团力推的海上小型堆形技术名叫ACP100S。2015年5月的第三届能源论坛上,中国核动力研究设计院多用途模块化小堆总设计师宋丹戎称,用于海上石油开采方案的浮动式核电站ACP100S已完成总体方案设计,其设计、试验、关键设备研制等环节均已贯通,可很快具备工程应用条件。;2019年,电站建造调试完成,并投入运行。

官方资料显示,1月21日,中船重工与三大核能巨头之一的国家电投在北京举行战略合作框架协议签字仪式,双方就海洋核动力的未来发展进行了深入交流。

目前,尚不得知国家电投未来会推出哪种海上小型堆形技术。但知情者告诉本报记者,国家电投在这方面也具有其优势。

有两位核电人士向本报记者分析,由于上述三大核电巨头技术并不相同,这给了中船重工拥有更多的选择机会。这三家核电巨头之间因此展开激烈的竞争。其中一位核电人士对此评价:“这是好事情”。

http://www.yicai.com/news/2016/01/4744140.html
 
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That nuclear floating power plant is very vulnerable for tomahawk, torpedoes, air bombard, etc. :D
Bombing a nuclear plant is equivalent of using nuke and we will respond in kind. In fact, the threat is not from any states as we will nuke them. They know that. The threat is terrorist. With that, these floating nuked will have a built in protection which shut it self down in cases of any errors. Importantly, it locates in the Eastern coast, protecting us from any terrorists army.
 
Well pretty risky if something wrong happen, but it have great potential. I know that Russian have the same idea, good that both in the same page.
 
I dont think China's government will be so dumb like that.

Why should China provoke US into nuclear war / WW3 ?? :crazy:
Building a floating nuclear power plant is provocative? LOL I repeat again, NOBODY can tell us what we can or can't do. We will build it if it fits our security and energy concern and anyone who bomb that nuclear plant, we will nuke that country. Are we clear on this?
 
care to explain why we can't move 100km for China?
what's the purpose of building one,if its for electricity.how will you transmit the energy . so you can imagine why you cannot have it faraway from China and why you can't move it around like an aircraft carrier.
 
Why do I see that this project is actually a military application of building sea borne nuclear plants for future Chinese war ships?
 
IF YOU THINK BUYING A JUNK BUCKET FROM USSR MAKES YOU A CAPABLE OF PARKING IT IN US WATERS UR MORE DELUDED THAN I THOUGHT.

Junk Bucket? Tho the superstructure was based on the Varyag, the Liaoning had underwent massive refit and retrofitting and weapons upgrade. Its actually the largest carrier in Asia outside the USN. Larger, too, than the INS Vikramaditya.

She is a beauty , i must admit. The Chinese PLAN have done well.

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WELL THAT IS WHAT YOU DID WITH A FLOATING CASINO.

Not bad tho, isn't it? Converting a 'casino' to this:

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She's a beauty, imho.
 
Junk Bucket? Tho the superstructure was based on the Varyag, the Liaoning had underwent massive refit and retrofitting and weapons upgrade. Its actually the largest carrier in Asia outside the USN. Larger, too, than the INS Vikramaditya.

She is a beauty , i must admit. The Chinese PLAN have done well.

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Not bad tho, isn't it? Converting a 'casino' to this:

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She's a beauty, imho.

A beauty which has no value in military terms. She has never sailed more than a 1000 NM from Port. Ha after 20 years she is still to be even declared operational for combat. she will be good target practice for the USN. Take Taiwan militarily before planting a nuclear ship of the US Seaboard.
 
A beauty which has no value in military terms. She has never sailed more than a 1000 NM from Port. Ha after 20 years she is still to be even declared operational for combat. she will be good target practice for the USN. Take Taiwan militarily before planting a nuclear ship of the US Seaboard.

Whoa, slow down there, buddy.

As far as the Chinese are concerned, the Liaoning is but a training ship for their navy, i.e., a vessel designed to transition their aircrew and sailors into the practice of operating a functioning aircraft carrier. She was never slated to be a combat vessel to begin with; the equipment aboard and operations undertaken thus far by the carrier is indicative of this. Granted, the carrier is fully combat-capable, but I highly doubt that the Chinese view the Liaoning the same way the USN views any one of their own CBGs.
 
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