| China Fast Reactor 600 (CFR-600) | |
|---|---|
| Generation | Generation IV |
| Reactor concept | Fast breeder reactor |
| Status | Under construction |
| Location | Xiapu County,Fujian province,China |
| Coordinates | 26°48′13″N120°09′18″E / 26.80361°N 120.15500°E /26.80361; 120.15500 |
| Main parameters of the reactor core | |
| Fuel (fissile material) | UO2 (initial stage) MOX (later stage) |
| Neutron energy spectrum | Fast |
| Primary coolant | Liquid sodium |
| Reactor usage | |
| Power (thermal) | 1500 MWth |
| Power (electric) | 600 MWe gross |
TheCFR-600 (Xiapu fast reactor pilot project) is asodium-cooledpool-typefast-neutronnuclear reactor inXiapu County,Fujian province,China, on Changbiao Island.[1][2] It is ageneration IV demonstration project by theChina National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). Construction started in late 2017. These first reactor started operations in 2023[3] The reactor will have an output of 1500MW thermal power and 600 MW electric power.[1][2] The fuel will be supplied by TVEL, subsidiary ofRosatom, according to the agreement signed in 2019.[4]
The CFR-600 is part of the Chinese plan to reach a closednuclear fuel cycle. Fast neutron reactors are the main futurenuclear power technology in China.
A larger commercial-scale reactor, the CFR-1000, is also planned.[2]
On the same site, the building of a second 600 MW fast reactor CFR-600 was started in December 2020[5] and four 1000 MWCAP1000 are proposed.[6]
Such breeder reactors have the possibility to be used to produceweapons grade plutonium fornuclear weapon manufacturing purposes.[7]
| Unit | Type | Net capacity | Gross capacity | Thermal capacity | Construction Start | Operation Start | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiapu-1 | FBR | 642 MWe | 682 MWe | 1882 MWt | 2017-12-29 | 2023[7][3] | [8] | ||
| Xiapu-2 | FBR | 642 MWe | 682 MWe | 1882 MWt | 2020-12-27 | 2025[7] | [5][8] | ||
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| Xiapu-3 | PWR /Hualong One | 1000 MW | 1215 MW | 3400 MW | [9] | ||||
| Xiapu-4 | PWR /Hualong One | 1000 MW | 1215 MW | 3400 MW | [9] | ||||
Al Jazeera reported in 2021 that the reactors are controversial because they produce weapons-grade plutonium, offering a dual military and civilian use. China has stopped annual voluntary declarations to theInternational Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] on its stocks of plutonium.[10]
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