Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant | |
Country: | People's Republic of China |
Location: | Lieyuzhen, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou |
Coordinates: | 23.8292°N 117.4917°W |
Owner: | CNNC, etc. |
Operator: | CNNC-Guodian Zhangzhou Energy Company |
Construction Began: | 2017 |
Ps Units Uc: | 3 × 1000 MW |
Ps Units Planned: | 3 × 1000 MW |
Status: | U |
The Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant 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]
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 Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant consists of 6 planned reactors.
Unit | Type | Net Capacity | Gross Capacity | Construction start | Operation start | Notes | |
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Phase I | |||||||
Zhangzhou 1 | 1126 MW | 1212 MW | 16 Oct 2019 | 2024 (planned) | [5] | ||
Zhangzhou 2 | Hualong One | 1126 MW | 1212 MW | 4 Sept 2020 | 2025 | [6] | |
Phase II | |||||||
Zhangzhou 3 | Hualong One | 1129 MW | 1214 MW | 22 Feb 2024 | 2029 | [7] | |
Zhangzhou 4 | Hualong One |