San'ao Nuclear Power Plant
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| San’ao Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | China |
| Location | Wenzhou, Zhejiang[1] |
| Coordinates | 27°12′07″N 120°30′47″E / 27.202°N 120.513°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | September 2020[1] |
| Construction cost | US$10.24 billion |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | Hualong One |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 1126 MW |
| Units planned | 3 × 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 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 began operation in 2026, with the second unit to follow in 2027.[4]
In August 2024, CGN received approval to construct units 3 and 4.[6]
