Ruijin nuclear power plant 5
Cancelled (inferred) China
Gross capacity
600MW
Ruijin nuclear power plant 5 is a high-temperature gas reactor unit at Ruijin nuclear power plant in China rated at 600 MW gross. It is cancelled (a status Global Energy Monitor inferred from an absence of observed progress).
Specification
| Reactor type | High-temperature gas reactor (HTGR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Helium |
| Moderator | Graphite |
| Gross capacity | 600MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 8–20% U-235, frequently HALEU |
Ownership & location
| Site | Ruijin nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 5 |
| Country | China |
| Owner | China National Nuclear Corp100% |
| Operator | China Nuclear High Temperature Reactor Holding |
| Coordinates | 25.8670, 115.9735approximate |
| Cancelled | 2021 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
TRISO-coated particle fuel in pebbles or compacts
Enrichment
8–20% U-235, frequently HALEU HALEU dependency
Who makes this assembly
- BWX Technologies TRISO particle fuel
- X-energy TRISO particle fuel, HALEU enrichment
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.
This design needs HALEU, enrichment above 5%. Western production is currently measured in hundreds of kilograms a year.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Other units at Ruijin nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Ruijin nuclear power plant 1-1 | Cancelled | 600 |
| Ruijin nuclear power plant 1-2 | Cancelled | 600 |
| Ruijin nuclear power plant 3 | Cancelled | 600 |
| Ruijin nuclear power plant 4 | Cancelled | 600 |
| Ruijin nuclear power plant 6 | Cancelled | 600 |
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 2024-05-07
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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