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.
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.
| Vendor | China National Nuclear Corporation |
|---|---|
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
| Generation | III |
| Capacity range | 1150–1200 MWe gross |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| China | 64 units, 8 operating, 19 building |
|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 2 units |
How long it took to build
Years from construction start to grid connection, for units with both dates on record. The median across 8 finished units is 5.8 years.
| Unit | Country | Started | Connected | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 5 | China | 2015 | 2020 | 5.6 |
| Fuqing nuclear power plant 6 | China | 2015 | 2022 | 6.0 |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | 2015 | 2023 | 7.0 |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | 2016 | 2024 | 7.3 |
| Zhangzhou nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 2019 | 2024 | 5.1 |
| Zhangzhou nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 2020 | 2025 | 5.2 |
| Taipingling nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 2019 | 2026 | 6.1 |
| Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 2020 | 2026 | 5.2 |
All HPR-1000 units
Sources
- HPR-1000, vendor documentation
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
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