The San'ao Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese: ) is a nuclear reactor under construction in the
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...
province of eastern
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It is planned to house 6 reactors, at least two of which will be
pressurised water reactors.
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
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) (), formerly China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (), is a Chinese state-owned energy corporation under the SASAC of the State Council.
In China, CGN operates nuclear plants at Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plan ...
.
Construction of the first unit began on 31 December 2020
and construction of the second unit on 30 December 2021.
The first unit is expected to begin operation in 2026, and the second unit in 2027.
The plant is expected to produce 52.5
terawatt-hours
A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a unit of energy: one kilowatt of power for one hour. In terms of SI derived units with special names, it equals 3.6 megajoules (MJ). Kilowatt-hours are a common bil ...
of energy per year and will supply the larger
Yangtze River Delta
The Yangtze Delta or Yangtze River Delta (YRD, or simply ) is a triangle-shaped megalopolis generally comprising the Wu Chinese-speaking areas of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang. The area lies in the heart of the Jiangnan reg ...
region.
See also
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Nuclear power in China
China is one of the world's largest producers of nuclear power. The country ranks third in the world both in total nuclear power capacity installed and electricity generated, accounting for around one tenth of global nuclear power generated. N ...
References
Nuclear power stations in China
Power stations in Zhejiang
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