San'ao Nuclear Power Plant

San'ao Nuclear Power Plant
CountryChina
LocationWenzhou, Zhejiang[1]
Coordinates27°12′07″N 120°30′47″E / 27.202°N 120.513°E / 27.202; 120.513
StatusOperational
Construction beganSeptember 2020[1]
Construction costUS$10.24 billion
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeHualong One
Power generation
Units operational1 × 1126 MW
Units planned1 × 1126 MW
Units under const.2 × 1126 MW

The San'ao Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese: 三奥核电站) is a nuclear plant in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is planned to house six Hualong One pressurised water reactors.[2]

The plant is expected to produce 52.5 terawatt-hours of energy per year and will supply the larger Yangtze River Delta region.[3]

Construction

Construction of the plant was authorized in May 2015 by the Chinese government.[4] The plant is being constructed by the Cangnan Nuclear Power Company, under the aegis of the state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN).[3] Construction of the first unit began on 31 December 2020[5] and construction of the second unit on 30 December 2021.[3] The unit 1 began operation in April 29, 2026 [6][7] . The second unit would begin operation in 2027.[4]

In August 2024, CGN received approval to construct units 3 and 4.[8]

Reactor data

The San'ao Nuclear Power Plant consists of 6 planned reactors.

Unit Type Net Capacity
MWe		 Gross Capacity
MWe		 Construction start Operation start Notes
Phase I
San'ao 1 Hualong One 1126 1208 31 December 2020 29 April 2026 [9]
San'ao 2 Hualong One 1126 1208 30 December 2021 2027 [10]
Phase II
San'ao 3 Hualong One 1126 1208 19 November 2025 [11][12]
San'ao 4 Hualong One 1126 1208
Phase III
San'ao 5 Hualong One 1126 1208 proposed
San'ao 6 Hualong One 1126 1208 proposed

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Zhejiang San'ao Nuclear Power Plant - NS Energy". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Zhejiang San'ao Nuclear Power Plant - NS Energy". NS Energy. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "First concrete for unit 2 of China's San'ao nuclear power project". Nuclear Engineering International. 4 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Second San'ao unit under construction". World Nuclear News. 4 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "PRIS - Reactor Details". pris.iaea.org. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  6. ↑ "全国核电运行情况2026(1-6)" [China nuclear power plant 2026(1-6)]. www.china-nea.cn. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "First unit at San'ao enters commercial operation". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  8. ↑ "China approves 11 new reactors". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  9. ↑ "Sanao 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  10. ↑ "Sanao 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  11. ↑ "Third San'ao unit under construction". world-nuclear-news.org. 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  12. ↑ "Sanao 3". PRIS. IAEA. 2026-02-15. Retrieved 2026-02-16.


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