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Hualong One · 1,090 MWe · Under construction · commercial operation est. 2030

Current state

StatusUnder construction
DesignHualong One (PWR)
Net capacity1,090 MWe
CountryChina
VendorCGN
Owner / operatorCGN & Datang
Construction start2025
Original COD target—
Current COD estimate2030
Schedule slippage—

Notes

Nuclear-island FCD Dec 2025 per CINIE (consistent with the recorded construction start 2025). Sep-2026 media tour: unit 5 in equipment installation, unit 6 in main-works construction.

Milestone log

  • 2026-06-16 — Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2030 (source)
  • 2026-07-31 — Conventional-island turbine-foundation raft concrete completed (July 2026; exact day N/A) (source)
  • 2026-08-18 — Conventional-island and BOP installation works officially launched alongside unit 5 (source)

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

NNN coverage

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://en.cinie.net/article/61285.html