全球首个双堆耦合核能综合利用项目开建

Core Viewpoint - The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has made significant progress in the comprehensive utilization of nuclear energy, marking the start of construction for the first nuclear power unit during the 14th Five-Year Plan, which integrates nuclear energy with the petrochemical industry, providing a replicable low-carbon transition model for high-energy-consuming industries globally [1][3]. Group 1: Project Overview - The Jiangsu Xuwei Nuclear Heating Power Plant is the world's first project to couple pressurized water reactors with high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, and it is also the first commercial promotion project for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors [3]. - The project will primarily focus on industrial heating while also supplying electricity, utilizing China's independently developed third-generation nuclear technology "Hualong One" and fourth-generation high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology [3]. - The first phase of the project plans to construct two "Hualong One" units and one high-temperature gas-cooled reactor unit, which will supply 32.5 million tons of industrial steam annually and generate over 11.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity [3]. Group 2: Environmental Impact - Upon completion, the project is expected to reduce the consumption of standard coal by 7.26 million tons and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 19.6 million tons annually, supporting the green transition of the petrochemical industry in the Yangtze River Delta region [3]. - The CNNC currently operates 27 nuclear power units and has 18 units under construction or awaiting approval, with a total installed capacity of 46.859 million kilowatts [4]. - The company aims to achieve a cumulative clean energy grid-connected electricity generation of 230.747 billion kilowatt-hours by 2025, actively promoting regional heating, industrial steam/cooling supply, seawater desalination, nuclear hydrogen production, and isotope production [4].