CGN Shandong Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Project Unit 2 starts pouring the first concrete tank of the nuclear island

China News Service, Beijing, September 5 (Reporter Pang Wuji) The reporter learned from the China General Nuclear Power Group on the 5th that on the same day, Unit 2 of the CGN Shandong Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Project started the first concrete pouring (FCD) of the nuclear island, marking the official start of the main project of the unit and the first phase of the project entering the comprehensive construction stage.

On September 5, the main project of Unit 2 of CGN's Shandong Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Project officially started. The picture shows the start-up site. (Photo courtesy of CGN)

Shandong Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power is the tenth nuclear power base deployed by CGN in China. Units 1 and 2 of the project received national approval on August 19, 2024. The main project of Unit 1 of the project started on November 18, 2025. It is China's first "Hualong One" nuclear power unit equipped with a cooling tower. The raft foundation of the reactor building of Unit 2 of the project being poured this time is a cylinder with a radius of 27 meters and a height of 3.7 meters. The total concrete pouring volume is about 8,800 cubic meters, and the continuous construction is expected to be about 60 hours.

Yu Xiangdong, executive director of Shandong Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., said that currently more than 300 Shandong companies have established cooperative relationships with Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power. The project is actively integrated into the construction of a clean heating network on the Jiaodong Peninsula in Shandong Province, creating a demonstration base for comprehensive utilization of nuclear energy, and promoting demonstration applications such as nuclear energy heating and industrial steam supply.

The Shandong Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Project plans to build six "Hualong One" nuclear power units. Each unit is equipped with a high-level water-collecting natural ventilation cooling tower with a height of 203 meters and a water spray area of ​​16,800 square meters, changing the direct cold source of the conventional island of the nuclear power plant from the sea to the atmosphere. After the project is fully completed, based on the average utilization hours of domestic nuclear power in 2025, the annual power generation is expected to reach 50 billion kilowatt-hours, which can meet the annual production and living electricity needs of more than 5 million people. This is equivalent to reducing standard coal consumption by about 15.02 million tons per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 46.2 million tons, and the environmental benefits are equivalent to afforestation of more than 110,000 hectares. (over)