Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant Explained

Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant
Country:People's Republic of China
Location:Huangbu, Huidong, Guangdong
Coordinates:22.6944°N 114.9833°W
Owner:CGN Huizhou Nuclear Power
Operator:CGN Huizhou Nuclear Power
Construction Began:2019
Ps Units Uc:2 × 1200 MW
Ps Units Planned:4 × 1200 MW
Status:U

The Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station under construction in Huangbu Town, Huidong County, Huizhou city on the coast of Guangdong Province, in southeast China. The plant is owned by CGN Huizhou Nuclear Power Co.CGN originally planned to have AP1000 light water reactors, but later changed plans to the Hualong One design.[1]

Approval for the plant was granted in February 2019 and first concrete for Unit 1 was poured in December 2019.

Approval for units 3 and 4 was granted in December 2023.[2]

Reactor data

Unit Type Gross CapacityConstruction start Operation start Notes
Phase I
Taipingling 1 1200 MW26 Dec 20192025 (planned)[3]
Taipingling 2 Hualong One 1200 MW15 Oct 2020 2026 (planned)[4]
Phase II
Taipingling 3 Hualong One
Taipingling 4 Hualong One
Phase III
Taipingling 5 Hualong One
Taipingling 6 Hualong One

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuclear power in China . November 2020 . Information Papers: Country Briefings . World Nuclear Association (WNA) . 21 November 2020 .
  2. News: China approves construction of four new reactors . 3 January 2024 . World Nuclear News . 11 January 2024 .
  3. Web site: TAIPINGLING-1 . 2020-11-20 . Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) . International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) . 21 November 2020 .
  4. Web site: TAIPINGLING-2 . 2020-11-20 . PRIS . IAEA . 21 November 2020 .