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The China Nuclear Energy Association, citing the Dalian Daily newspaper, said that construction has progressed well since July for the project which is jointly funded and being built by Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Company and State Power Investment Northeast Electric Power Company.
Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co is responsible for the renovation of the heat source on the site and the construction of the primary pipe network and ancilliary facilities, while State Power Investment Northeast Electric Power Co's subsidiary Dalian Dafa Energy Branch is responsible for the construction and operation of the secondary network - including a secondary pipe network of 5.7 kilometres - production and operation centre and heat exchange station.
The demonstration project is scheduled to be completed on 25 October, operating in a hot state on 1 November and reaching the official heating standard on 5 November.
According to China Environment, in a report also cited by the China Nuclear Energy Association, it had been told that the project "has been completed about 95%" and that at the start it will cover Hongyanhe Town, 10 kilometres away from the nuclear power plant, with a heating user area of more than 240,000 square metres. In total about 20,000 residents will benefit from it.
The environmental protection benefits from the completed project are estimated as the reduction of annual coal consumption by 12,100 tonnes, smoke and dust emissions by more than 209 tonnes, sulphur dioxide by more than 60 tonnes, carbon dioxide by more than 14,000 tonnes, nitrogen oxides by more than 85 tonnes, and ash by more than 0.26 tonnes.
This is the first district heating project in the north-east of China. The Chinese government has made clean-energy heating a priority. In 2017, the authorities issued guidance on clean heating in winter in northern China. The National Energy Administration released a five-year plan, covering 2017-2021, highlighting the innovation of clean heating technology and consideration of nuclear heating.
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