Daya Bay nuclear power plant 2
Gross capacity
1,026MW
Daya Bay nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Daya Bay nuclear power plant in China rated at 1,026 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 6 May 1994.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | M310 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,026MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 986MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 930MW |
| Thermal output | 2,905MWt |
| NSSS vendor | Framatomeall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Daya Bay nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2 |
| Country | China |
| Owner | Guandong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations And Management |
| Coordinates | 22.5980, 114.5434 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 7 Apr 1988Construction start
- 21 Jan 1994First criticality
- 7 Feb 1994Grid connection
- 6 May 1994Commercial operation
Other units at Daya Bay nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Daya Bay nuclear power plant 1 | 984 |
Other M310 units
4 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daya Bay nuclear power plant 1 | China | 984 | |
| Ling'ao nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 990 | |
| Ling'ao nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 990 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data