Hongyanhe nuclear power plant
Hongyanhe nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in China with 6 operating units totalling 6,714 MW gross. The site has 6 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1-1 | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2013 | |
| Unit 1-2 | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2014 | |
| Unit 1-3 | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2015 | |
| Unit 1-4 | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2016 | |
| Unit 2-5 | PWR | ACPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2021 | |
| Unit 2-6 | PWR | ACPR-1000 | 1,119 | 2022 |
Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Hongyanhe nuclear power plant is the 1st largest of 18 operating nuclear sites in China, holding 10% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 2nd of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 2013 and 2022; the median unit is 10.5 years old, older than the median of 10.0 in China.
The 6 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 5.5 to 6.8 years (median 6.1) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 2010s is 5.9 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Xudapu nuclear power plant (100 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1-1 | 2007 | 2013 | 5.5 | 5.9 (2010s) |
| Unit 1-2 | 2008 | 2013 | 5.7 | 5.9 (2010s) |
| Unit 1-3 | 2009 | 2015 | 6.0 | 5.9 (2010s) |
| Unit 1-4 | 2009 | 2016 | 6.6 | 5.9 (2010s) |
| Unit 2-5 | 2015 | 2021 | 6.2 | 7.7 (2020s) |
| Unit 2-6 | 2015 | 2022 | 6.8 | 7.7 (2020s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xudapu nuclear power plant | China | 100 km | - |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
Earthquakes nearby
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| Time (UTC) | Mag | Depth | Epicentre | Distance |
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Magnitude 4.0 and above within 200 km of Hongyanhe nuclear power plant's listed coordinates, past 30 days. This is distance, not shaking: it says nothing about damage or any change in operation. Every plant.
| Location | Hongyanhe, Liaoning, China |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39.7964, 121.4774 |
| Elevation | about 10 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast, 0.3 km from the water |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Units by status | Operating: 6 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | CGNPC Nuclear Power Investment Co Ltd |
|---|---|
| Operators | Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data