Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant

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Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant
Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant
CountryPeople's Republic of China
LocationLieyuzhen, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou
Coordinates 23°49′45″N117°29′30″E / 23.82917°N 117.49167°E / 23.82917; 117.49167
StatusOperational
Construction began2017
Commission date 2025
Owners CNNC, etc.
OperatorCNNC-Guodian Zhangzhou Energy Company
Nuclear power station
Reactor type Hualong One PWR
Power generation
Units operational1 × 1126 MW
Units planned2 × 1000 MW
Units under const.3 × 1000 MW

The Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese :漳州核电厂) is a nuclear power station under construction in Lieyu Town, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou on the coast of Fujian Province, in southeast China. The plant is owned by CNNC Guodian Zhangzhou Energy Co. Ltd., established in November 2011, which is owned by China National Nuclear Corporation (51%) and China Guodian Corporation (49%). CNNC originally planned to have AP1000 light water reactors, but later changed plans to the Hualong One design. [1]

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China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued construction licenses for Zhangzhou units 1 and 2 on 9 October 2019, and first concrete for Unit 1 was poured one week later, on 16 October. [2]

China's State Council approved the construction of two Hualong One units as Phase II on 14 September 2022. [3] Construction of the first began on 22 February 2024. [4]

The first unit began operation on 1 January 2025, 5.2 years after the start of construction. [5]

Reactor data

The Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant consists of 6 planned reactors.

UnitTypeNet CapacityGross CapacityConstruction startOperation startNotes
Phase I
Zhangzhou 1 Hualong One 1126 MW1212 MW16 Oct 20191 Jan 2025 [6]
Zhangzhou 2Hualong One1126 MW1212 MW4 Sept 20202025 [7]
Phase II
Zhangzhou 3Hualong One1129 MW1214 MW22 Feb 20242029 [8]
Zhangzhou 4Hualong One1129 MW1214 MW27 Sep 2024 [9] [10]

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