China Reports Steel Containment Progress At Sanao-3 Nuclear Plant

Construction of Hualong One reactor began in November 2025

China Reports Steel Containment Progress At Sanao-3 Nuclear Plant
Heavy cranes lifted another steel containment ring at the Sanao-3 nuclear power plant under construction in China. Image courtesy CGN.

Workers have lifted into place the second main ring of the inner steel containment for Unit 3 of the Sanao* nuclear power station in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, according to local reports.

Construction of the 1,116-MW Hualong One pressurised water reactor unit began in November 2025 with pouring of the concrete baseplate for the nuclear island.

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