Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plant 1
Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Yibin Beijiang 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).
GNPT types the unit as a pressurized heavy water reactor, but its model is the CAP1000, the Chinese version of the AP1000, a pressurised water reactor. The World Nuclear Association reactor database lists the CAP1000 unit Haiyang 3 as a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), model CAP1000. The fuel family follows the type. The unit is cancelled, so this corrects the record of what was proposed.
reactor_type:
phwr → pwr
· World Nuclear Association, Nuclear Reactor Database, Haiyang 3 (model CAP1000, type PWR)
· verified 2026-10-22
GNPT types the unit as a pressurized heavy water reactor, but its model is the CAP1000, the Chinese version of the AP1000, a pressurised water reactor. The World Nuclear Association reactor database lists the CAP1000 unit Haiyang 3 as a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), model CAP1000. The fuel family follows the type. The unit is cancelled, so this corrects the record of what was proposed.
fuel_family:
phwr → pwr
· World Nuclear Association, Nuclear Reactor Database, Haiyang 3 (model CAP1000, type PWR)
· verified 2026-10-22
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CAP1000 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,250MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | State Power Investment Corporationall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| Site | Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | China |
| Owner | China National Nuclear Power Co Ltd100% |
| Coordinates | 28.9247, 104.2650approximate |
- 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
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Other units at Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plant 2 | Cancelled | 1,250 |
Other CAP1000 units
38 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailong nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | Under construction | 1,254 |
| Bailong nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | Pre-construction | 1,250 |
| Guangshui nuclear power plant 1 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Guangshui nuclear power plant 2 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Guangshui nuclear power plant 3 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Guangshui nuclear power plant 4 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Haifeng nuclear power plant 1 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Haifeng nuclear power plant 2 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | Under construction | 1,253 |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | Under construction | 1,253 |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 3-5 | China | Pre-construction | 1,250 |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 3-6 | China | Pre-construction | 1,250 |
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 2024-05-24
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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