Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Location | Haiyang, Yantai, Shandong |
Coordinates | 36°42.5′N 121°23′E / 36.7083°N 121.383°ECoordinates: 36°42.5′N 121°23′E / 36.7083°N 121.383°E |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2008 |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | AP1000 Pressurized water reactor |
Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
Cooling source | Yellow Sea |
Cooling towers | no |
Power generation | |
Units under const. | 2 × 1100 MW |
Units planned | 6 × 1100 MW |
Two units at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant (海阳核电站) are under construction in Haiyang, Shandong province, China. As of October 2016[update], it was planned to go online at the end of 2016 and will be the second site to house AP1000 units, after the Sanmen Nuclear Power Station.
Groundbreaking happened one month ahead of schedule on July 30, 2008. Construction of the first unit began in September 2009. Civil construction of Unit 1 was completed 29 March 2013.