CAP1000
The CAP1000 is a Generation III+ pressurised water reactor from State Power Investment Corporation. 0 units are operating and 9 are under construction, out of 38 on record.
Operating
0
-
Under construction
9
Planned
7
Cancelled
22
0 retired
The Chinese localisation of the Westinghouse AP1000, built by SPIC with a domestic supply chain. Multiple units are under construction; the design underpins China's standardised large reactor programme alongside the Hualong One.
Design
| Vendor | State Power Investment Corporation |
|---|---|
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
| Generation | III+ |
| Capacity range | 1250 MWe gross |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Where it is built
| China | 38 units, 9 building |
|---|
All CAP1000 units
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailong nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | Under construction | 1,254 | 2030 |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | Under construction | 1,253 | 2027 |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | Under construction | 1,253 | 2027 |
| Lianjiang nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | Under construction | 1,224 | - |
| Lianjiang nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | Under construction | 1,224 | - |
| Lufeng nuclear power plant 1 | China | Under construction | 1,250 | - |
| Lufeng nuclear power plant 2 | China | Under construction | 1,250 | - |
| Sanmen nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | Under construction | 1,251 | - |
| Sanmen nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | Under construction | 1,251 | - |
| Bailong nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | Pre-construction | 1,250 | - |
| Guangshui nuclear power plant 1 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Guangshui nuclear power plant 2 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Guangshui nuclear power plant 3 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Guangshui nuclear power plant 4 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Haifeng nuclear power plant 1 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Haifeng nuclear power plant 2 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 3-5 | China | Pre-construction | 1,250 | 2028 |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 3-6 | China | Pre-construction | 1,250 | - |
| Hengren nuclear power plant 1 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Hengren nuclear power plant 2 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Hengren nuclear power plant 3 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Hengren nuclear power plant 4 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Lianjiang nuclear power plant 3 | China | Announced | 1,250 | - |
| Lianjiang nuclear power plant 4 | China | Announced | 1,250 | - |
| Lianjiang nuclear power plant 5 | China | Announced | 1,250 | - |
| Lianjiang nuclear power plant 6 | China | Announced | 1,250 | - |
| Pulandian nuclear power plant 1 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Pulandian nuclear power plant 2 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Pulandian nuclear power plant 3 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Pulandian nuclear power plant 4 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Xiaomoshan nuclear power plant 5 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Xiaomoshan nuclear power plant 6 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plant 1 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plant 2 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Yingtan nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Yingtan nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Yingtan nuclear power plant 3 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
| Yingtan nuclear power plant 4 | China | Cancelled (inferred) | 1,250 | - |
Sources
- CAP1000, vendor documentation
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
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