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The Sanmen Nuclear Power Station ( Chinese: 三门核电站) is a nuclear power station in Sanmen County, Zhejiang, China. Sanmen is the first implementation of the AP1000 pressurized water reactor (PWR) developed by Westinghouse Electric Company . History. The contract for the plant was agreed in July 2007. [4] .
Jun 29, 2022 · 29 June 2022. The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 3 at the Sanmen nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. It marks the official start of construction of the first of two CAP1000 pressurised water reactors planned as Phase II of the site in China's Zhejiang province.
Oct 18, 2018 · The Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), currently under construction, is located in the Maotoushan peninsula in Jiantiao, of Sanmen County in the Zhejiang Province of China. Location. Sanmen County, Zhejiang Province, China. Capacity. 6,000MW. Number of Reactors. Six. Type of Technology. Third generation water pressurised reactor technology (AP1000)
Apr 5, 2023 · Sanmen Unit 3 and 4 were officially approved by China’s State Council as Phase II projects on the site in April 2022 and Sanmen Unit 3 poured first nuclear concrete in June 2022. Once the two units reach commercial operation, they will reduce carbon emissions by 30 million tons per year.
Mar 22, 2023 · After units 3 and 4 are completed and put into operation, the total installed capacity of the Sanmen nuclear power plant will reach 5 GWe, and the annual power generation will reach 40 GWh, which is equivalent to an annual reduction of 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, CNNC noted.
Aug 16, 2018 · The world’s first AP1000 nuclear reactor—Sanmen 1 in China’s Zhejiang province—commenced 100% power operation for the first time on August 11, China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) said....
Jun 30, 2022 · China National Nuclear Power, part of CNNC, has built and put into operation 11 nuclear power units at the Qinshan and Sanmen plants. The first phase project of the Sanmen plant, units 1&2, was connected to the grid and put into commercial operation in 2018, and has since generated more than 60TWh.
