US EditionChina Breaks Ground on World's First Hybrid Nuclear Plant for Petrochemicals
The Xuwei plant will supply 32.5 million tonnes of low-carbon steam annually to Lianyungang's petrochemical base, cutting CO2 emissions by 19.6 million tonnes, CNNC said.
- China began construction on the Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant in Jiangsu Province on January 16, 2026, marking the world's first hybrid nuclear plant for petrochemicals, according to China National Nuclear Corporation .
- The plant integrates a pressurized water reactor with high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology to provide low-carbon industrial steam and electricity, significantly reducing fossil fuel use.
- Once operational, the project will produce 32.5 million tonnes of industrial steam and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 19.6 million tonnes annually, leading to a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions.
- This project signifies a shift towards diversified nuclear energy models in China, with aims aligned to carbon peaking and neutrality goals.
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China pioneers nuclear power plant to decarbonize petrochemicals
China broke ground on a new nuclear heating and power plant in Xuwei, Jiangsu Province, on Friday. Construction of the first unit has begun on the nuclear island, marked by the first concrete pour.Developed by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC),
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First concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 1 at Phase I of the Xuwei nuclear power project in China’s Jiangsu province. The plant will supply both industrial heating and electricity by coupling a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor with two Hualong One pressurised water reactors.
China breaks ground on world’s first dual-reactor coupled nuclear energy project, building low-carbon transition
On Friday, concrete pouring began for the nuclear island of Unit 1 at the Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu Province, a project developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). As the first nuclear power unit to break ground in China in the opening year of the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan, the move marks the entry of the world’s first large-scale project coupling nuclear energy with the petrochemi…
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