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Jinqimen-2

Hualong One · 1,090 MWe · Under construction · commercial operation est. 2031

Current state

StatusUnder construction
DesignHualong One (PWR)
Net capacity1,090 MWe
CountryChina
VendorCNNC
Owner / operatorCNNC
Construction start2025
Original COD target—
Current COD estimate2031
Schedule slippage—

Notes

Conventional-island raft FCD Aug 2026 (CINIE, single source) — not asserted. The recorded construction start 2025 predates Apr-2026 FCD (groundbreaking era); frozen, FCD recorded here instead. Phase II (units 3&4) Hualong One 2.0 demo approved Jul 2026, excavation blasted Sep 2026 — coverage-expansion backlog, not tracked units.

Milestone log

  • 2026-06-16 — Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2031 (source)
  • 2026-04-04 — First safety-related concrete poured for the nuclear island (CNNC); unit enters main construction phase (source)

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

NNN coverage

At Jinqimen Nuclear Power Plant

On the Hualong One (HPR1000) design

Sources

  1. https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction
  2. https://pris.iaea.org/pris/
  3. https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-of-second-jinqimen-unit-begins