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The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 3 at the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in Fujian province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. It is the first of two Hualong One units planned as the second phase of the plant, which will eventually house six such reactors.

Date: Friday, 23 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Construction-starts-on-second-phase-of-Zhangzhou-p

The construction of two Hualong One reactors at each of the Taipingling and Jinqimen sites was approved by China's State Council at a 29 December meeting. Meanwhile, various milestones have been reached in the construction of other Chinese units.

Date: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/China-approves-construction-of-four-new-reactors

The 281-tonne reactor pressure vessel has been successfully hoisted into position at unit 3 of Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in China's Shandong province, in a process which took just over two hours.

Date: Thursday, 28 December 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Haiyang-3-reactor-vessel-lifted-into-place

The CA03 module has been hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province. Meanwhile, the circular rail that will support the polar crane of unit 3 at the Xudabao plant in Liaoning province has been installed.

Date: Saturday, 17 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Key-components-installed-at-Chinese-units

The CA03 module - weighing about 230 tonnes - has been hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province. Together with the CA02 module, the CA03 makes up the in-containment refuelling water storage tank.

Date: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Super-module-installed-at-Haiyang-3

First concrete has been poured for unit 4 of China’s Haiyang NPP in Shandong province, according to the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI). This signalled the start of construction of unit 4 which is part of Phase-II of the NPP (units 3&4). First concrete for unit 3 was poured in July 2022. Haiyang 3&4 are both CAP1000 reactors. The pouring of concrete for unit 4 was a continuous operation lasting just over 51 hours and required a total of 5512 cubic metres of concrete, according to China Nuclear Industry 24 Construction Company.

Date: Friday, 28 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfirst-concrete-for-chinas-haiyang-unit-4-10795265

First concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 4 at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province. It marks the official start of construction of the second of two CAP1000 pressurised water reactors planned as Phase II of the plant.

Date: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Construction-begins-of-fourth-Haiyang-unit

The first concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 4 at the Sanmen nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. It marks the official start of construction of the second of two CAP1000 pressurised water reactors planned as Phase II of the site in China's Zhejiang province.

Date: Thursday, 23 March 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Construction-starts-on-fourth-Sanmen-unit

China’s State Council has approved the construction of two CAP1000 reactors (units 1&2) at the Liangjiang NPP in Guangdong province and two Hualong One units (3&4) at the Zhangzhou NPP in Fujian province. "In order to increase the potential for energy security and promote green development, the meeting decided to approve the Zhangzhou (Phase II) nuclear power plants in Fujian and Liangjiang (Phase I) in Guangdong, which were included in the plan and have mature conditions for development," state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newschina-approves-four-new-nuclear-units-10020726