Environmental Impact Assessment for Site Selection of Haiyang Xin'an Nuclear Power Project in China Enters Pre-Approval Public Notice

Recently, the Environmental Impact Report for the Site Selection Phase of Units 1 and 2 of the Shandong Haiyang Xin'an Nuclear Power Project has entered the pre-approval public notice period. The project is located in Haiyang City, Shandong Province, and is being constructed by CNNC (Shandong) Second Nuclear Energy Co., Ltd. It plans to adopt two Hualong One Version 2.0 pressurized water reactor nuclear power units with a single-unit capacity of 1,220 megawatts, with a planned total installed capacity of 2,440 megawatts. This public notice centers on the environmental impact assessment at the site selection phase, disclosing the project overview, environmental protection measures, and public participation.

The total project investment is approximately 44.5 billion yuan, of which environmental protection facility investment is approximately 1.236 billion yuan, accounting for 2.77% of the total investment. Environmental protection arrangements cover both construction and operation phases: during construction, measures such as water spraying for dust suppression, vibration and noise reduction, reasonable scheduling of construction hours, and wastewater treatment and reuse will be adopted, and a construction-phase monitoring plan will be formulated to implement pollution prevention and control requirements in on-site construction activities.

During the operation phase, the project plans to establish radioactive gaseous waste, liquid waste, and solid waste treatment systems to classify and treat radioactive waste in different forms; solid waste will be stored or transferred for disposal after treatment. Meanwhile, non-radioactive industrial wastewater treatment stations, domestic sewage treatment stations, and hazardous waste storage facilities will be constructed as supporting facilities, and effluent monitoring facilities will be installed to implement monitoring and management of discharges.

Public participation during the site selection phase has been carried out through the internet, newspapers, and on-site postings, covering environmental impact assessment information disclosure, public notice of the draft for comments, handling of public comments, and pre-approval announcements. This pre-approval public notice further discloses the review opinions and relevant environmental protection arrangements; applicants and interested parties may legally request a hearing within the prescribed time limit.