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San'ao Nuclear Power Plant
The San'ao Nuclear Power Plant (Chinese: 三奥核电站) is a nuclear reactor under construction in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is planned to house 6 reactors, at least two of which will be pressurised water reactors.[2] The plant is expected to produce 52.5 terawatt-hours of energy per year and will supply the larger Yangtze River Delta region.[3] ConstructionConstruction of the plant was authorized in May 2015 by the Chinese government.[4] The plant is being constructed by the Cangnan Nuclear Power Company, under the aegis of the state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN).[3] Construction of the first unit began on 31 December 2020[5] and construction of the second unit on 30 December 2021.[3] The first unit is expected to begin operation in 2026, and the second unit in 2027.[4] In August 2024, CGN received approval to construct units 3 and 4.[6] Reactor dataThe San'ao Nuclear Power Plant consists of 6 planned reactors.
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