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Xiapu nuclear power plant HTR

Announced China
Gross capacity
600MW

Xiapu nuclear power plant HTR is a high-temperature gas reactor unit at Xiapu nuclear power plant in China rated at 600 MW gross. It is announced.

Specification
Reactor type High-temperature gas reactor (HTGR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantHelium
ModeratorGraphite
Gross capacity600MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment8–20% U-235, frequently HALEU
Ownership & location
SiteXiapu nuclear power plant
UnitHTR
CountryChina
OwnerHuaneng Nuclear Power Development Co Ltd100%
OperatorHuaneng Xiapu Nuclear Power
Coordinates 26.8019, 120.1520
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
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.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano

This design needs HALEU — enrichment above 5%. Western production is currently measured in hundreds of kilograms a year.

Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Xiapu nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Xiapu nuclear power plant 1-1 Pre-construction 1,150
Xiapu nuclear power plant 1-2 Pre-construction 1,150
Xiapu nuclear power plant 3 Announced 1,150
Xiapu nuclear power plant 4 Announced 1,150

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