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Zhuanghe-1

Hualong One · 1,126 MWe · Planned

Current state

StatusPlanned
DesignHualong One (PWR)
Net capacity1,126 MWe
CountryChina
VendorCNNC
Owner / operatorCNNC Datang Zhuanghe Nuclear Power Co Ltd
Construction start—
Original COD target—
Current COD estimate—
Schedule slippage—

Notes

State Council confirms Zhuanghe Phase I approval; CGN release and WNN identify two Hualong One units, and WNN names CNNC Datang Zhuanghe as owner. Site id and subsidiary org id not yet registered; parent ids used pending entity maintenance. 1126 MWe is provisional Hualong One net capacity, not a unit-specific published figure. Preparatory work is not first concrete; no reliable COD target found.

Milestone log

  • 2026-07-31 — State Council approved Zhuanghe Phase I, comprising two Hualong One reactors (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://www.cgnpc.com.cn/cgn/c100944/2026-08/03/content_349a80b88b574b42ba6183c30a11e52b.shtml
  2. https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202607/31/content_WS6a6ca61cc6d00ca5f9a0c83a.html
  3. https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/china-approves-construction-of-eight-more-reactors
  4. https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/china-nuclear-power