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HPR-1000

The HPR-1000 is a Generation III pressurised water reactor from China National Nuclear Corporation. 8 units are operating and 19 are under construction, out of 66 on record.

Operating
8
9.5 GW gross
Under construction
19
Planned
39
Cancelled
0
0 retired

Known as Hualong One, the design China exports. It merges CNNC's ACP1000 and CGN's ACPR1000+ into one product with a double containment and a mix of active and passive safety systems. Units operate at Fuqing and Fangchenggang in China and at Karachi in Pakistan, the first export. It is the most-built large reactor design currently under construction anywhere.

Design
VendorChina National Nuclear Corporation
Reactor typePressurised water reactor (PWR)
GenerationIII
Capacity range1150–1200 MWe gross
CoolantLight water
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Where it is built
China 64 units, 8 operating, 19 building
Kazakhstan 2 units

All HPR-1000 units

UnitCountryStatusGross MWOnline
Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 1-1 China Operating 1,215 2026
Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 2-3 China Operating 1,180 2023
Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 2-4 China Operating 1,180 2024
Fuqing nuclear power plant 5 China Operating 1,161 2021
Fuqing nuclear power plant 6 China Operating 1,150 2022
Taipingling nuclear power plant 1-1 China Operating 1,200 2026
Zhangzhou nuclear power plant 1-1 China Operating 1,212 2025
Zhangzhou nuclear power plant 1-2 China Operating 1,212 2026
Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 1-2 China Under construction 1,210 2026
Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 2-3 China Under construction 1,215
Changjiang nuclear power plant 3 China Under construction 1,198 2026
Changjiang nuclear power plant 4 China Under construction 1,200 2027
Jiangsu Xuwei nuclear power plant 1-1 China Under construction 1,208
Jinqimen nuclear power plant 1-1 China Under construction 1,233 2030
Jinqimen nuclear power plant 1-2 China Under construction 1,200 2031
Lufeng nuclear power plant 5 China Under construction 1,200 2028
Lufeng nuclear power plant 6 China Under construction 1,200
Ningde nuclear power plant 2-5 China Under construction 1,200
Ningde nuclear power plant 2-6 China Under construction 1,221
Shidao Bay nuclear power plant 3-1 China Under construction 1,225 2029
Shidao Bay nuclear power plant 3-2 China Under construction 1,225 2029
Taipingling nuclear power plant 1-2 China Under construction 1,200
Taipingling nuclear power plant 2-3 China Under construction 1,209 2028
Taipingling nuclear power plant 2-4 China Under construction 1,150
Zhangzhou nuclear power plant 2-3 China Under construction 1,214 2028
Zhangzhou nuclear power plant 2-4 China Under construction 1,214 2029
Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant 1-1 China Under construction 1,214
Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 2-4 China Pre-construction 1,150
Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 3-5 China Announced 1,150
Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 3-6 China Announced 1,150
Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 3-5 China Pre-construction 1,150
Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 3-6 China Pre-construction 1,150
Jiangsu Xuwei nuclear power plant 1-2 China Pre-construction 1,208
Jiangsu Xuwei nuclear power plant 2-4 China Announced 1,208
Jiangsu Xuwei nuclear power plant 2-5 China Announced 1,208
Jinqimen nuclear power plant 3 China Announced 1,200
Jinqimen nuclear power plant 4 China Announced 1,200
Jinqimen nuclear power plant 5 China Announced 1,200
Jinqimen nuclear power plant 6 China Announced 1,200
Kurchatov nuclear power plant 1 Kazakhstan Announced 1,200
Kurchatov nuclear power plant 2 Kazakhstan Announced 1,200
Lufeng nuclear power plant 3 China Announced 1,250
Lufeng nuclear power plant 4 China Announced 1,250
Sanmen nuclear power plant 3-5 China Pre-construction 1,200 2027
Sanmen nuclear power plant 3-6 China Pre-construction 1,200 2028
Shidao Bay nuclear power plant 4-3 China Announced 1,250
Shidao Bay nuclear power plant 4-4 China Announced 1,250
Taipingling nuclear power plant 3-5 China Announced 1,150
Taipingling nuclear power plant 3-6 China Announced 1,150
Taishan nuclear power plant 2-3 China Pre-construction 1,150
Taishan nuclear power plant 2-4 China Pre-construction 1,150
Xiapu nuclear power plant 1-1 China Pre-construction 1,150
Xiapu nuclear power plant 1-2 China Pre-construction 1,150
Xiapu nuclear power plant 3 China Announced 1,150
Xiapu nuclear power plant 4 China Announced 1,150
Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant 1-2 China Pre-construction 1,150
Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant 2-3 China Announced 1,150
Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant 2-4 China Announced 1,150
Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant 3-5 China Announced 1,150
Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant 3-6 China Announced 1,150
Zhuanghe nuclear power plant 1-1 China Announced 1,150
Zhuanghe nuclear power plant 1-2 China Announced 1,150
Zhuanghe nuclear power plant 3 China Announced 1,150
Zhuanghe nuclear power plant 4 China Announced 1,150
Zhuanghe nuclear power plant 5 China Announced 1,150
Zhuanghe nuclear power plant 6 China Announced 1,150

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