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Shidaowan (Huaneng)-1

Hualong One · 1,090 MWe · Under construction · commercial operation est. 2029

Current state

StatusUnder construction
DesignHualong One (PWR)
Net capacity1,090 MWe
CountryChina
VendorCNNC
Owner / operatorHuaneng & CNNC
Construction start2024
Original COD target—
Current COD estimate2029
Schedule slippage—

Notes

No fresh 2026 reporting found — Huaneng/CNNC opaque on Phase-I-expansion HPR1000s. FCD candidate 2024-07-28 per Wikipedia (needs PRIS confirm); the recorded 2024 construction start is kept unchanged.

Milestone log

  • 2026-06-16 — Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2029 (source)

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

NNN coverage

At Shidaowan (Shidao Bay) nuclear site

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/