Sanming nuclear power plant 3
Cancelled (inferred) China
Gross capacity
1,000MW
Sanming nuclear power plant 3 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Sanming nuclear power plant in China rated at 1,000 MW gross. It is cancelled (a status Global Energy Monitor inferred from an absence of observed progress).
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CPR-1000 |
| Size class | Large |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,000MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Sanming nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 3 |
| Country | China |
| Owner | China National Nuclear Power Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Fujian Sanming Nuclear Power |
| Coordinates | 26.3646, 118.3894approximate |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
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.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Sanming nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Sanming nuclear power plant 1 | Cancelled | 1,000 |
| Sanming nuclear power plant 2 | Cancelled | 1,000 |
| Sanming nuclear power plant 4 | Cancelled | 1,000 |
Other CPR-1000 units
22 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,086 | |
| Fangchenggang nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 1,086 | |
| Fangjiashan nuclear power plant 1 | China | 1,089 | |
| Fangjiashan nuclear power plant 2 | China | 1,089 | |
| Hongyanhe nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,119 | |
| Hongyanhe nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 1,119 | |
| Hongyanhe nuclear power plant 1-3 | China | 1,119 | |
| Hongyanhe nuclear power plant 1-4 | China | 1,119 | |
| Ling'ao nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | 1,086 | |
| Ling'ao nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | 1,086 | |
| Ningde nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,089 | |
| Ningde nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 1,089 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release — CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-07
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) — CC BY-SA 4.0 — linked, not quoted