Capability Factor

Capability Factor indicates the generation ability at its full capacity in percentage.
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UnitJunAnnual Average (2026)
Unit 1 (%)100.00%99.98%
Unit 2 (%)99.99%100.0%

As of Jun 2026

Industry Safety

Accident rate: number of accidents per million man hours. Gravity rate: number of accident leave days per thousand man hours.
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EventJunAverage (2026)
Accident rate0.0000.000
Gravity rate0.0000.000
Number of fires0    0

As of Jun 2026

Radiation Protection

Station management pays special attention to the radiological protection of workers on-site by constantly monitoring the dose.
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Maximum Daily Individual Dose (mSv)    0.282
Annual Accumulation of Power Station Staff Collective Dose (man-mSv)    109.20

As of Jun 2026

Radiation Releases

Station undertakes stringent procedures in managing the radiation releases which is fully compliance with the State requirements and international standards.
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Gaseous ReleasesCumulative (2026)
Noble Gas (%)0.00
Halogen (%)0.00
Aerosols (%)0.00
Tritium (%)3.00
Carbon-14 (%)
11.04
Liquid ReleasesCumulative (2026)
Tritium (%)9.61
Carbon-14 (%)2.97
Other Radionuclides (%)
0.03

As of Jun 2026

Solid Radioactive Waste

Nuclear power stations produce some of the waste is radioactive which is carefully processed and handled. It is disposed of safely away from the station and given stringent monitoring.
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Volume of wasteJunAccumulation (2026)
In metal drums (m³)1.1619.83
In concrete drums (m³)02

As of Jun 2026

Environmental Radiation Monitoring

Station has a comprehensive environmental monitoring programme to safeguard the health of its staff, the surrounding environment, and the general public, to continuously measure the radiation in the environment.
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 BagangLingaoYangmeikengShuitouDapeng
Average Ambient Activity
(µGy/h)
0.1050.1060.0990.1130.108
 Beta Activity (except Tritium)Tritium
Underground Water Average (Bq/l)0.152.19
Monitoring stations*1 (AS1)2 (AS2)3 (AS3)4 (AS4)5 (AS5)
Activity in the Air (mBq/m³)0.1110.2160.1750.080.122
Average Ambient Activity (µGy/h)0.1280.1320.1350.1280.141

* Data collected from five outdoor monitoring stations operated continuously and located within the nuclear power station.

As of Jun 2026

Licensing Operational Events

Station follows the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES), which is promulgated by the IAEA, for communication of nuclear and radiological events.
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Unit                        No. of Automatic Reactor Shutdowns           INES Rating                   No. of Other Licensing Operational Events           INES Rating               
Unit 10-0-
Unit 20-0-

As of Jun 2026

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