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Linglong One (Changjiang SMR)

ACP100 (Linglong One) · 125 MWe · Commissioning · commercial operation est. 2026

Current state

StatusCommissioning
DesignACP100 (Linglong One) (PWR, SMR)
Net capacity125 MWe
CountryChina
VendorCNNC
Owner / operatorCNNC Hainan Nuclear Power
Construction start2021-07-13
Original COD target2026
Current COD estimate2026
Schedule slippage0 years

Notes

World's first land-based commercial SMR; commercial operation targeted H1 2026. Major NNN story on grid connection.

Milestone log

  • 2021-07-13First concrete — world's first onshore commercial SMR construction start (source)
  • 2025-10-15Cold functional testing completed (source)
  • 2025-12-23Non-nuclear turbine test run passed on first attempt (source)

The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.

Sources

  1. https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-s-linglong-1-set-to-become-first-land-based-smr-to-begin-operation-12-5-2025
  2. https://pris.iaea.org/pris/
  3. https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2026/technology-nuclear