l Nuclear Power in Mainland China
In 1994, the first indigenous nuclear power station in Mainland China entered commercial operation at Qinshan in Zhejiang and the first large-scale commercial nuclear power station entered commercial operation at Daya Bay in Guangdong.
There were 11 nuclear power generating units operating at the end of 2009, consisting of 9078 MW gross of installed nuclear generating capacity. They are located in Qinshan Nuclear Power Base in Zhejiang (3010 MW), Daya Bay Nuclear Power Base in Guangdong (3948 MW) and Tianwan Nuclear Power Station in Jiangsu (2120 MW).
Based on a strategic plan for nuclear power development endorsed by the State Council for 2005-2020, there is also an active reactor construction programme aiming at meeting 40,000-60,000 MW of operating capacity by 2020, equivalent to putting in two to three large nuclear generating units per year for the next fifteen years, to supply about 4% of the annual national consumption of electricity.
The construction is matched by the enhancement of university education and research institutes, and of indigenous manufacturing capability in for example heavy forging, nuclear grade equipment and turbine-generator sets.
There were also 6 operating nuclear power generating units in Taiwan at the end of 2009, with another 2 under construction.