CNP-1000
The CNP-1000 is a Generation II pressurised water reactor from China National Nuclear Corporation. 6 units are operating and 0 are under construction, out of 6 on record.
Operating
6
6.6 GW gross
Under construction
0
Planned
0
Cancelled
0
0 retired
CNNC's three-loop 1000 MWe design, built at Fuqing and Tianwan. It was developed in parallel with, and in competition against, CGN's CPR-1000, and the two programmes were eventually merged by government direction into a single export product. That merger is Hualong One.
Design
| Vendor | China National Nuclear Corporation |
|---|---|
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
| Generation | II |
| Capacity range | 1000–1120 MWe gross |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Where it is built
| China | 6 units, 6 operating |
|---|
How long it took to build
Years from construction start to grid connection, for units with both dates on record. The median across 6 finished units is 5.2 years.
| Unit | Country | Started | Connected | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 1 | China | 2008 | 2014 | 6.6 |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 2 | China | 2009 | 2015 | 6.6 |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 3 | China | 2010 | 2016 | 5.7 |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 4 | China | 2012 | 2017 | 4.7 |
| Tianwan nuclear power plant 3-5 | China | 2015 | 2020 | 4.6 |
| Tianwan nuclear power plant 3-6 | China | 2016 | 2021 | 4.7 |
All CNP-1000 units
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 1 | China | 1,089 | 2014 | |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 2 | China | 1,089 | 2015 | |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 3 | China | 1,089 | 2016 | |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 4 | China | 1,089 | 2017 | |
| Tianwan nuclear power plant 3-5 | China | 1,118 | 2020 | |
| Tianwan nuclear power plant 3-6 | China | 1,118 | 2021 |
Sources
- CNP-1000, vendor documentation
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data