Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant
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The Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant (formerly Gongliao Nuclear Power Plant and Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, often abbreviated as: ; Taiwanese: Hu̍t-sù or He̍k-sù; "Nuke 4"), located in Gongliao Township
, is Taiwan
's fourth nuclear power plant
, consisting of two ABWRs each of 1,350 MWe. As of 2007, Unit-1 was expected to come online in July 2009, with Unit-2 following in July 2010. It is operated by Taiwan Power Company
.
Construction of the plant began in 1997, but has been delayed by political controversy. In 2000, a decision to halt construction was a factor in the resignation of Premier
Tang Fei
.
In March of 2009, Taiwan Power Co. had to delay the start of commercial operations at its Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant by additional two years to 2011 and ask the government for more funds, company spokeswoman Tu Yueh-Yuan said. The budget for the plant's two units was originally , but now Taiwan Power wants to ask the government for about NT$40 billion more. The figures are not final, as the final new budget must be approved by the government.
Commercial operations at the Unit-1 are now planned to start in December 2011 instead of July 2009, while trial operations may start in late 2010. "The control and information system will be installed much later than we expected, which is the cause of the delay", said Tu, adding the Unit-2 will likely start commercial operations one year after the first one.
After the Fukushima I nuclear accidents, commercial operations might delayed again.
Gongliao Township
Gongliao District is a rural district in the eastern part of New Taipei City in northern Republic of China . The area of the district is approximately 99.97 square kilometers. There are about 14,077 people living in the district.- Aodi :...
, is Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
's fourth nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
, consisting of two ABWRs each of 1,350 MWe. As of 2007, Unit-1 was expected to come online in July 2009, with Unit-2 following in July 2010. It is operated by Taiwan Power Company
Taiwan Power Company
The Taiwan Power Company is a state-owned electric power utility providing electric power to Taiwan and off-shore islands of Republic of China. In 1994 a measure which allowed independent power producers to provide up to 20 percent of Taiwan's electricity should have ended the monopoly.- See...
.
Construction of the plant began in 1997, but has been delayed by political controversy. In 2000, a decision to halt construction was a factor in the resignation of Premier
Premier of the Republic of China
The President of the Executive Yuan , commonly known as the Premier of the Republic of China , is the head of the Executive Yuan, the executive branch of the Republic of China , which currently administers Taiwan, Matsu, and Kinmen. The premier is appointed by the President of the Republic of China...
Tang Fei
Tang Fei
Tang Fei is a retired ROC Air Force General and the Premier of the Republic of China between May 20 and October 6, 2000 under the Chen Shui-bian Government, even though he was a member of the Kuomintang during his tenure as premier.-Biography:...
.
In March of 2009, Taiwan Power Co. had to delay the start of commercial operations at its Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant by additional two years to 2011 and ask the government for more funds, company spokeswoman Tu Yueh-Yuan said. The budget for the plant's two units was originally , but now Taiwan Power wants to ask the government for about NT$40 billion more. The figures are not final, as the final new budget must be approved by the government.
Commercial operations at the Unit-1 are now planned to start in December 2011 instead of July 2009, while trial operations may start in late 2010. "The control and information system will be installed much later than we expected, which is the cause of the delay", said Tu, adding the Unit-2 will likely start commercial operations one year after the first one.
After the Fukushima I nuclear accidents, commercial operations might delayed again.
See also
- List of nuclear power stations
- List of power stations in Taiwan
- Nuclear power in TaiwanNuclear power in TaiwanTaiwan currently has 4884 MWe of nuclear power capacity by means of 3 active plants and 6 reactors, which makes up around 8.1% of its national energy consumption...
External links
- ROC AEC website information, March 2007.
- Additional Project Funding, August 2006.
- Summary of reactors operating and building, April 2005.
- Resignation of Tang Fei.
- Plant specification.
- Timeline from an anti-nuclear site.
- Brief description from one of the contractors.
- Detailed description.
- Women in Nuclear Taiwan.