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Longyou nuclear power plant 2

Cancelled (inferred) China
Gross capacity
1,250MW

Longyou nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Longyou nuclear power plant in China rated at 1,250 MW gross. It is cancelled (a status Global Energy Monitor inferred from an absence of observed progress).

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,250MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteLongyou nuclear power plant
Unit2
CountryChina
OwnerZhejiang Energy Group Co Ltd100%
China National Nuclear CORP
Coordinates 29.0392, 119.0883approximate
Cancelled2021
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Other units at Longyou nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Longyou nuclear power plant 1 Cancelled 1,250
Longyou nuclear power plant 3 Cancelled 1,250
Longyou nuclear power plant 4 Cancelled 1,250

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