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San'ao Nuclear Power Plant

Coordinates: 27°12′07″N 120°30′47″E / 27.202°N 120.513°E / 27.202; 120.513
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San’ao Nuclear Power Plant
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CountryChina
LocationWenzhou, Zhejiang[1]
Coordinates27°12′07″N 120°30′47″E / 27.202°N 120.513°E / 27.202; 120.513
Construction beganSeptember 2020[1]
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeHualong One
Power generation
Units planned2 × 1126 MW
Units under const.2 × 1126 MW

The San'ao Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese: 三奥核电站) is a nuclear reactor under construction in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is planned to house 6 reactors, at least two of which will be 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

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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 first unit is expected to begin operation in 2026, and the second unit in 2027.[4]

In August 2024, CGN received approval to construct units 3 and 4.[6]

Reactor data

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

Unit Type Net Capacity Gross Capacity Construction start Operation start
(planned)
Notes
Phase I
San'ao 1 Hualong One 1126 MW 1212 MW 31 December 2020 2026 [7]
San'ao 2 Hualong One 1126 MW 1212 MW 30 December 2021 2027 [8]
Phase II
San'ao 3 Hualong One
San'ao 4 Hualong One

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "First concrete for unit 2 of China's San'ao nuclear power project". Nuclear Engineering International. 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Second San'ao unit under construction". World Nuclear News. 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "PRIS - Reactor Details". pris.iaea.org. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  6. ^ "China approves 11 new reactors". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  7. ^ "Sanao 1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  8. ^ "Sanao 2". PRIS. IAEA. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-27.