Installation of the nuclear island at unit 5 of China General Nuclear’s (CGN’s) Ningde NPP has begun, marking a transition from civil construction stage to the installation of core equipment for the Hualong One reactor unit. This will include installing the pressure vessel support ring, assembling the pressure vessel insulation module, and installing the equipment gate.
Ningde NPP was the first nuclear plant to be built and put into operation in Fujian Province. The station currently consists of four 1,018 MWe CPR1000 power units, which began commercial operation between April 2013 and July 2016.
The second phase, units 5&6, was approved by the State Council in July 2023, and features Chinese-designed HPR1000 (Hualong One) pressurised water reactors. First concrete for the unit 5 nuclear island was poured in July 2024.
