First safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of Unit 3 at the Zhangzhou nuclear power station in Fujian province, southeast China, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced.
Zhangzhou-3 is the third Hualong One plant under construction at the site.
Construction of Zhangzhou-1 began in October 2019 and of Zhangzhou-2 in September 2020.
Those units are scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2024 and 2025.
The Hualong One, or HPR1000, is an indigenous pressurised water reactor unit that incorporates elements of CNNC’s ACP1000 and China General Nuclear’s ACPR1000+ reactor designs.