Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Plant

Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Plant
Country	People's Republic of China
Location	Zhaoyuan, Shandong
Coordinates	37°29′14″N 120°20′43″E / 37.4871°N 120.3453°E / 37.4871; 120.3453[1]
Status	Under construction
Construction began	18 November 2025 (2025-11-18)
Construction cost	CNY120 billion (US$16.9 billion)
Owner	Shandong Zhaoyuan NPC
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Cooling source	Bohai Sea
Power generation
Make and model	Hualong One
Units planned	5 × 1116 MW
Units under const.	1 × 1116 MW
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Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Shandong province, China. It is planned to house six Hualong One pressurized water reactors, which will produce about 50 TW-hr per year.

The plant is located in Zhangxing, Zhaoyuan, Yantai, Shandong. Because it is several kilometers inland, southeast of Laizhou Bay, it will be the first plant to use a 203 m cooling tower.

The project is being constructed and will be operated by Shandong Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Company, a subsidiary of China General Nuclear (CGN). The plant is expected to cost about CNY120 billion (US$16.9 billion).

In August 2024, the State Council approved 11 reactors, including the first two at Zhaoyuan. In November 2025, the first nuclear concrete was poured for Zhaoyuan 1. Construction is expected to take 50–60 months.^[2]

The Zhaoyuan Nuclear Power Plant consists of one reactor under construction and five planned reactors.

• Nuclear power in China
• List of commercial nuclear reactors § China
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