Project progress of Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project

On August 27, 2003, China Power Investment Corporation and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region signed the "Agreement on Jointly Carrying out Preliminary Work of the Guangxi Nuclear Power Project". The agreement stipulated that the preliminary work of Guangxi Nuclear Power Project will be carried out by the Group The company and the Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission are jointly responsible for the implementation.

In 2005, the Bailong plant site was selected as a priority coastal plant site for development. China Power Investment Corporation and the Guangxi Development and Reform Commission respectively submitted the "Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Plant Phase I Project Proposal" to the National Development and Reform Commission for filing.

On July 22, 2006, the "Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Plant Phase I Project Cooperation Framework Agreement" was signed in Nanning, Guangxi. The first phase of the Bailong Nuclear Power Plan is to build two million-kilowatt units. It is jointly invested by China Power Investment Corporation, China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation and Guangxi Investment Group Corporation. China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation is mainly responsible for the construction and operation of the project. manage. On December 25, 2006, the Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Plant Phase I Project Preparatory Office was inaugurated in Fangchenggang City, Guangxi.

Around 2008, the cooperation between Guangdong Nuclear Power and China Power Investment Corporation broke down due to equity and other reasons, and they parted ways. CGN established Guangxi Fangchengang Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. in September 2008 and moved to Hongsha Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., which is located in the same city and has the same installed capacity level. The latter was only confirmed in August 2008.

On April 3, 2008, China Power Investment Corporation registered and established China Power Investment Guangxi Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (a secondary unit of China Power Investment Corporation) in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is responsible for Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Preliminary preparation, construction, operation and management of the project and Guangxi Guidong (Pingnan) Nuclear Power Project. At this point, Bailong Nuclear Power entered the site protection stage, and China Power Investment Corporation moved to Guangxi Guidong (Pingnan) Nuclear Power Project.

After Japan’s 3.11 incident, on March 16, 2011, Premier Wen Jiabao presided over an executive meeting of the State Council and made four decisions on the development of domestic nuclear power, requiring immediate organization of a comprehensive safety inspection of my country’s nuclear facilities; strict Approval of new nuclear power projects; speed up the preparation of nuclear safety plans; adjust and improve the mid- and long-term plans for nuclear power development, and suspend the review and approval of nuclear power projects, including projects that carry out preliminary work, before the nuclear safety plan is approved. The development of the nuclear power industry has been suspended, but nuclear power planning has not stopped.

Ma Biao, Chairman of the Guangxi Autonomous Region, stated at the Guangxi Economic Work Conference from December 25th to 26th that in order to alleviate the power shortage, he will make every effort to increase energy construction and accelerate the construction of the first phase of Fangchenggang Hongsha Nuclear Power Plant. At the same time as the project, we are actively doing a good job in the preliminary work of related major projects such as Fangchenggang Bailong Nuclear Power Plant and Pingnan Nuclear Power Plant. Since then, Bailong Nuclear Power has actually been a major project that the Guangxi Autonomous Region has been vigorously promoting.

On October 24, 2012, Premier Wen Jiabao chaired an executive meeting of the State Council to discuss and adopt the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Energy Development", and again discussed and adopted the "Nuclear Power Safety Plan (2011-2020)" ” and “Nuclear Power Medium and Long-term Development Plan (2011-2020)”. The meeting made arrangements for the current and future nuclear power construction: (1) Steady restoration of normal construction. Reasonably grasp the pace of construction and advance steadily and orderly. (2) Scientific layout of projects. During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, only a few nuclear power project sites that have been fully demonstrated will be arranged along the coast, and no inland nuclear power projects will be arranged. (3) Raise the entry threshold. Build new nuclear power projects in compliance with the world’s highest safety requirements. Newly built nuclear power units must comply with third-generation safety standards.

However, the situation has changed. In May 2014, the People’s Congress of Fangchenggang City, where the Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project is located, passed a resolution titled “The Standing Committee of the Fangchenggang City People’s Congress on Jiangshan Peninsula Tourism Resort Tourism” "Resolution on Resource Development and Protection", which includes: "The Municipal People's Government should comply with public opinion and follow the trend, request superiors to terminate the Bailong Nuclear Power Plant Project Cooperation Framework Agreement, and strive for the Autonomous Region People's Congress to legislate the development and protection of Jiangshan Peninsula tourism resources, and promote Jiangshan in accordance with the law. Peninsula Resource Protection, Development and Construction”.

The Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project is located at the southern end of the Jiangshan Peninsula. In fact, there has been a long-standing conflict between the development of tourism and the development of nuclear power in the Jiangshan Peninsula. The Jiangshan Peninsula was approved as a Guangxi provincial tourist resort in 1994. In 2012, It was awarded the title of "China's Most Beautiful Leisure and Vacation Tourism Destination". In January 2014, it was awarded the title of "China's Top Ten Marine Tourism Destination", "China's Most Beautiful Self-Driving Tourism Destination" and "China's Best Healthy Leisure Tourism Destination". It has Bailang Beach , Baisha Bay, Strange Rock Beach, Moon Bay, Golden Camellia Rare Plant Demonstration Base, Shijiao Mangrove Reserve, Fairy Bath, Island Summit and Xiangshuitan Waterfall, etc. More than 20 natural scenic spots are under development. The core scenic spot Bailangtan was awarded the national 4A-level tourist attraction in 2012, and the Golden Camellia Rare Plant Demonstration Base passed the 4A provincial preliminary evaluation. The Pearl Bay Mangrove Reserve and other scenic spots are currently developing 4A-level projects, including the Marine Meteorological Science Popularization Scenic Area, to create 3A-level scenic spots.

The earliest dinosaur fossils from the southernmost tip of mainland my country so far and the Neolithic Yapo Mountain shell mound site have been discovered in Jiangshan Peninsula. Pearl Bay is the birthplace of my country's first "Southern Pearl". General Ma Yuan of Fubo of the Eastern Han Dynasty quelled the Jiaozhi Rebellion. At that time, historical and cultural relics such as Huoshao Dun, Tanpeng Canal (Tianweiyao), Pearl City, Dengjia Ridge, Ma'an'ao, Jiangjun Mountain, etc. were left. In addition, there were the Bailong Ancient Fort Group, Beacon Tower and Anti-U.S. Army in the Qing Dynasty. War sites such as the "Ho Chi Minh Trail on the Sea" during the aid to Vietnam period have profound historical and cultural heritage and are Guangxi's national 5A key cultivation scenic spots. In March 2014, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the "Dongxing Key Development and Opening Pilot Zone Plan", and Jiangshan Peninsula was planned to be the geographical core of the Pearl Bay International Tourism Zone in the Dongxing Pilot Zone.

According to relevant domestic standards and regulations, nuclear power and tourism are either/or. According to the "Regulations on Environmental Radiation Protection of Nuclear Power Plants", "nuclear power plants should especially avoid environmentally sensitive areas such as drinking water source protection zones, nature reserves, scenic spots and historic areas." According to Article 26 of the "Regulations on Scenic and Historic Areas", the following activities are prohibited in scenic and historic areas: (1) Activities that damage the landscape, vegetation, topography and landforms, such as mountaineering, quarrying, mining, land reclamation, building tombs and erecting monuments; (2) ) Building facilities to store explosive, flammable, radioactive, toxic, and corrosive items; (3) Carving or painting on scenery or facilities; (4) Littering. Article 32 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China stipulates that “urban and rural construction and development shall protect and rationally utilize scenic and historic resources in accordance with the law, and make overall arrangements for the construction of scenic and historic areas and surrounding townships, towns, and villages. The planning, construction and management of scenic spots should comply with relevant laws, administrative regulations and the provisions of the State Council.”

In addition, the Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project is only about 20 kilometers away from Vietnam, said Wu Zongxin, a member of the National Nuclear Safety Expert Committee. Revealed: "When the Red Sand Project was approved, the issue of the Vietnam border was also taken into consideration. The Red Sand is far from the Vietnam border. If Vietnam raises different opinions, it will be very difficult for you to build it or stop it. It is not a matter of national defense and security. The main consideration is the possibility of accidents. "Compared with Qinshan, Daya Bay, Fuqing and other nuclear power bases, which are built by the same company in the same area, the fighting methods between CGN and China Power Investment in Fangchenggang adopt different nuclear power technologies and nuclear reactor projects. Zhou Yongmao, an expert and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, revealed: “If there are two different departments and units, there will be many conflicts and problems. Because there are different reactor types of nuclear power plants, there will be relatively big problems in management. Different units, different The departments are built in the same place and want to build two different models. The national level will not agree with this approach. ”

In January 2015, the National Nuclear Safety Administration and the National Energy Administration. , the National Defense Science and Technology Industry jointly issued the "Nuclear Safety Culture Policy Statement", which emphasized the need to adhere to China's nuclear safety concept of "rationality, coordination, and progress". The national nuclear safety regulatory authorities and relevant departments, and various nuclear energy and nuclear technology utilization units , engineering and service units and stakeholder units should jointly abide by and practice the attitudes, positions and principles in the policy statement, and strengthen legal awareness, responsibility awareness, risk awareness and integrity awareness. The statement mentioned for the first time "creating a harmonious public-public relationship" and required that the public's right to know, participate and supervise should be ensured through various forms of communication such as information disclosure, public participation, and science popularization; decision-making and management should Listen to various opinions through multiple channels with an open mind, and properly treat and handle the various demands of stakeholders.

The "Nuclear Safety Law" has been scheduled to be submitted to the National People's Congress for discussion in mid-2016, and ensuring public participation in nuclear power plant planning and approval has been included in the "Nuclear Safety Law." A person from the Energy Bureau said, "If the public does not agree, the nuclear power plant will definitely not be built." "There are also environmental impact assessments and safety assessments, which must be made public to solicit everyone's opinions." Feng Jianping, chief engineer of the East China Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision Station, said, "They were all there before, but now they are more clear.

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