The San'ao Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese: ) is a nuclear plant in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is planned to house six Hualong One pressurised water reactors.
The plant is expected to produce 52.5 terawatt-hours of energy per year and will supply the larger Yangtze River Delta region.
Construction Construction of the plant was authorized in May 2015 by the Chinese government. The plant is being constructed by the Cangnan Nuclear Power Company, under the aegis of the state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN). Construction of the first unit began on 31 December 2020 and construction of the second unit on 30 December 2021. The unit 1 began operation in April 29, 2026 . The second unit would begin operation in 2027.
In August 2024, CGN received approval to construct units 3 and 4.
Reactor data The San'ao Nuclear Power Plant consists of 6 planned reactors. UnitTypeNet Capacity MWeGross Capacity MWeConstruction startOperation startNotesPhase ISan'ao 1Hualong One1126120831 December 2020 29 April 2026 San'ao 2Hualong One1126120830 December 2021 2027 Phase IISan'ao 3 Hualong One 1126 1208 19 November 2025 San'ao 4 Hualong One 1126 1208 Phase IIISan'ao 5 Hualong One 1126 1208 proposed San'ao 6 Hualong One 1126 1208 proposed
See also
Nuclear power in China
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