Site in south of country could eventually have six reactors
The two steam generators for Unit 1 of the Lianjiang nuclear power station have been transported to the project site in Guangdong province, southern China, the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) said.
In a pressurised water reactor (PWR) system, the steam generators transfer heat produced by the nuclear reaction to turn demineralised water into steam which is used to power the turbines.
Lianjiang-1 is the first of two CAP1000 PWR units planned as the initial phase of the station, which will eventually house six such reactors.
The CAP1000 is China’s indigenous version of the Westinghouse AP1000 PWR nuclear plant.
Construction of Lianjiang-1 began in September 2023.
China has nine CAP1000 units under construction. They are two at the Haiyang nuclear station, two at Lianjiang, two at Sanmen, two at Xudapu (also known as Xudabao) and one at Lufeng, although the Lufeng unit is not listed in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s official reactor database. Construction of that unit was reported to have begun in February 2025.
According to earlier reports, four further CAP1000 reactor units are planned for the second phase of the Lianjiang project, but no additional details have been disclosed.
