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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)
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
SiteRuijin nuclear power plant
Unit5
CountryChina
OwnerChina National Nuclear Corp100%
OperatorChina Nuclear High Temperature Reactor Holding
Coordinates 25.8670, 115.9735approximate
Cancelled2021
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Ruijin nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross 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

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