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The demonstration nuclear energy heating project at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province has been officially put into operation. It is the first nuclear energy heating project in northeast China, benefiting nearly 20,000 local residents.
The project involves a primary pipeline network of nearly 10 kilometres, a secondary pipeline network of 5.7 kilometres and four new heat exchange stations, China General Nuclear (CGN) said.
The estimate is that the project will reduce the consumption of coal by 5726 tonnes, reduce CO2 emissions by 14,100 tonnes and "effectively improve the atmosphere in the heating area" providing "remarkable" environmental protection benefits.
This is the first district heating project in northeast 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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