VGB POWERTECH 5 (2021) - International Journal for Generation and Storage of Electricity and Heat

Nuclear power in China: Opportunities for foreign nuclear power companies VGB PowerTech 5 l 2021
CNPO
BRICEM
SPICRI
CNNO
SNERDI
JNPC
RINPO
CGN-CNPE
NSC
NPIC
CNPE
belong to CNNC
belong to CGN
belong to SPIC
belong to MEE
0 5 10 15 20 25
Fig. 5. The number of technology demand for main subsidiaries in China.
CNPO
BRICEM
SPICRI
CNNO
SNERDI
JNPC
RINPO
CGN-CNPE
NSC
NPIC
CNPE
D&S C&I&C O&E E R&F
Fig. 6. Technology demand for main subsidiaries in different sub-fields.
belong to CNNC
belong to CGN
belong to SPIC
belong to MEE
grates nuclear reactor engineering research,
design, testing and operation,
etc. According to F i g u r e 6 , the highest
demand for NPIC is in the field of nuclear
design & safety, which is its research focus.
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Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center
(NSC) has the same number of demands
as NPIC. On behalf of the Chinese government,
it conducts research on various
aspects of nuclear energy from a regulatory
perspective viewpoint.
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CGN - China Nuclear Power Engineering
Co., Ltd. (CGN-CNPE) focuses on the
construction of NPP projects and has advanced
overall contracting capabilities.
It has rich experience in the construction
of Daya Bay NPP and Ling Ao NPP (M310
reactor). According to F i g u r e 6 , CGN-
CNPE has the demand in the fields of nuclear
design & safety and operation &
evaluation.
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Research Institute of Nuclear Power Operation
(RINPO), as its name suggests, is
currently the only institute in China that
focuses on NPP operation research and
technical services. Its main technologies
include non-destructive testing, NPP
simulation, nuclear steam generator
(SG) related technology. Obviously, the
demands of RINPO are in the field of operation
& evaluation.
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Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation
(JNPC) focuses on WWER nuclear power
technology. Its business scope includes
nuclear power plant construction, operation
management, equipment import
and maintenance, etc. Hence, the demand
for JNPC is in the fields of operation
& evaluation and equipment.
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Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research
& Design Institute Co., Ltd (SNERDI) has
designed the first NPP in China – Qinshan
NPP. Currently, it focuses on the
technology import of AP series NPP. Its
demand is mainly in the fields of nuclear
design & safety and equipment.
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Nuclear Power Operations Management
Co., Ltd. (CNNO) currently has the largest
number of NPPs in operation in China,
with different reactor types and the
largest nuclear power capacity. It focuses
on the demand for operation & evaluation
and equipment.
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State Power Investment Corporation Research
Institute Co., Ltd. (SPICRI) focuses
on the test facilities design, operation
and analysis for nuclear safety, and the
software development for nuclear design.
It was responsible for the CAP1400
safety facilities and tests, and the software
development. Hence, its demand is
in the field of nuclear design & safety.
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Beijing Research Institute of Chemical
Engineering and Metallurgy (BRICEM)
focused on Uranium mining, beneficiation
and smelting using chemical methods.
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China Nuclear Power Operations Co.,
Ltd. (CNPO) focuses on the NPP operation
management (including informatization)
and technical services, equipment
import, R&D, maintenance and repair,
etc. Its demand is in the fields of
operation & evaluation and equipment.
In order to clarify the demand in detail, as
a summary, Ta b l e 3 shows the detailed
information of the technology topic of each
subsidiary, which can be within the potential
international cooperation in the near
future.
3 Concluding remarks and
recommendation
China has the largest number of NPP units
under construction or planned in the
world, which shows the promising potential
business opportunities of its nuclear
power market. Simultaneously, it has a
complete nuclear industry chain with hundreds
of related companies / organizations.
The problem is how to clarify the possible
demand in traditional sub-fields of nuclear
power technology and different subsidiaries
for cooperation. Due to the huge work of
one-by-one demand analysis and the uncertainty
of the academic research level evaluation
of the subsidiaries from different or-
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