Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant

Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant
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CountryPeople's Republic of China
LocationHuangbu, Huidong, Guangdong
Coordinates22°41′40″N 114°59′00″E / 22.69444°N 114.98333°E / 22.69444; 114.98333
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2019
OwnerCGN Huizhou Nuclear Power
OperatorCGN Huizhou Nuclear Power
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeHualong One PWR
Power generation
Units planned4 × 1200 MW
Units under const.2 × 1200 MW

The Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station under construction in Huangbu Town, Huidong County, Huizhou city on the coast of Guangdong Province, in southeast China. The plant is owned by CGN Huizhou Nuclear Power Co. CGN originally planned to have AP1000 light water reactors, but later changed plans to the Hualong One design.[1]

Approval for the plant was granted in February 2019 and first concrete for Unit 1 was poured in December 2019.

Approval for units 3 and 4 was granted in December 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "Nuclear power in China". Information Papers: Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "China approves construction of four new reactors". World Nuclear News. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.