The Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant, known also as Xudapu, is a

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under construction in Xudabao Village, Haibin County,

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, on the coast of

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, in northeast

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. It was initially planned to have six 1000-MW

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or CAP1000 light water reactors, but currently only the first two are still planned and the further 2 units will be

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(CNNC) owns 70% of the project, along with Datang International Power Generation Co. (20%), and State Development and Investment Corporation (10%). China Nuclear Power Engineering Company (CNPEC) is the general contractor for the project; in 2016 the initial version with 6 AP1000 was expected to cost some CNY 110 billion ($17.1 billion). Preliminary work on the site began in 2010, but no nuclear concrete pour was made, and works were suspended for several years after the 2011

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. In 2014, the

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(NNSA) granted approval for the first two units. In 2016, China Nuclear Industry 22 Construction Company (CNI22), a subsidiary of China Nuclear Engineering and Construction Corporation (CNECC) signed an EPC contract for the first two units.

(CNNC) and

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signed the detailed contract for the construction of two

s (Xudabao 3 and 4) on 7 March 2019. Commercial operation of both units is expected in 2028. First concrete pour started on 28 July 2021, with unit 3, which despite its designation is the first reactor at the site. Work on unit 4 began in May 2022. Rosatom will supply the nuclear island; the turbine generators will be supplied by China .

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The Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant consist of 2 planned reactors, and 2 reactors currently under construction.

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