18.4.1 HTR-200

With the HTR-10 operation and experiments serving as a supporting technological test bed, the HTR-200 commercial demonstration plant is being promoted. China Huaneng Corporation, China Nuclear Engineering Construction Corporation and Tsinghua University have established Huaneng Nuclear Power Development Co., Ltd. After siting evaluation, conceptual design, basic design, safety analyses and Fukushima accident safety inspection, the Chinese government officially approved the start date on December 9, 2012. The first demonstration HTR-200 plant is now at the construction stage. The first demonstration HTR-200 is located in Shidao Bay, Shandong province. The time limit is 50 months, including 18 months for construction, 18 months for installation and 14 months for pre-commission.