Background: The AP1000 reactor, explained
Current state
| Status | Under construction |
| Design | CAP1000 (PWR) |
| Net capacity | 1,150 MWe |
| Country | China |
| Vendor | SPIC (CAP1000) |
| Owner / operator | CGN |
| Construction start | 2025 |
| Original COD target | — |
| Current COD estimate | 2030 |
| Schedule slippage | — |
Notes
CA01 super module installed 2026-07-21 (single-source: CGN via WNN). WNN states both Lufeng CAP1000 units scheduled to begin operating in 2030 — earlier than baseline 2031; COD set to 2030 as latest operator-adjacent statement but flagged for re-verification against official CGN schedule. No Aug-Sep 2026 milestone found.
Milestone log
- 2025-12 — First concrete poured (NEI Jan 2026 and NucNet June 2026 reporting), consistent with baseline construction start 2025 (source)
- 2026-06-16 — Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2031 (source)
- 2026-07-21 — CA01 'super module' (>950 t, 26x29x23 m, 47 sub-modules) installed, advancing reactor building into new phase of nuclear-island structure construction (source)
The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.
NNN coverage
At Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant
- NNN Daily Brief — July 16, 2026 2026-07-16
- NNN Daily Brief — July 15, 2026 2026-07-15
- China General Nuclear installs reactor vessel at Lufeng unit 1 2026-07-15
On the CAP1000 design
Sources
- https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide
- https://pris.iaea.org/pris/
- https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/landmark-module-installation-at-lufeng-2
- https://www.neimagazine.com/news/china-pours-first-concrete-for-lufeng-2/
- https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-installs-second-ring-of-steel-containment-at-lufeng-1-6-5-2026