The Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant is a multi-unit nuclear plant under construction in Qinshan Town, Haiyan County, Zhejiang, the People's Republic of China. When completed, it may hold the record for the most nuclear reactors on one site; however, since the majority of the units are mid-size, it may be surpassed by other plants in terms of generating capacity. The construction of the units is divided into separate stages.

Stage I involved construction of the small-scale (~300 MW) Unit-1 only, but was the first domestically designed and constructed nuclear power plant in the nation (95 percent of components came from domestic manufactures). That unit has so far operated for more than 10 years without an event rating 2 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.

Stage II the next set of reactors were mid-scale plants (~600 MW) but still of Chinese design. The steam generators were made by the Shanghai Boiler Factory in conjunction with Westinghouse.

Stage III involves construction of CANDU-6 series of the CANDU reactor design supplied by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. This was reported to be the largest business venture between Canada and China to that time. In 2001, it was visited by the Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.

Stage IV

Stage V

Breakdown

Unit Type Status Net MW Gross MW First Output
Qinshan 1 PWR Operational 288 310 15 Dec 1991
Qinshan 2-1 PWR Operational 610 650 06 Feb 2002
Qinshan 2-2 PWR Operational 610 650 11 Mar 2004
Qinshan 2-3 PWR Operational 610 650 01 Aug 2010
Qinshan 2-4 PWR Under construction 610 650 ––
Qinshan 3-1 PHWR Operational 650 728 19 Nov 2002
Qinshan 3-2 PHWR Operational 650 728 12 Jun 2003
Qinshan IV-1 PHWR Under construction
700 ––
Qinshan IV-2 PHWR Under construction
700 ––
Qinshan V-1 PHWR Under construction
700 ––
Qinshan V-2





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