The Chinese state-run nuclear group China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has officially started construction works on Tianwan units 7 and 8 and Xudabao units 3 and 4 nuclear units in China, pouring concrete at Tianwan 7 and Xubadao 3. Construction works will follow at Tianwan 8 and Xubadao 4 within five months. The four units will feature VVER-1200 reactors supplied by the Russian nuclear group Rosatum, as agreed under bilateral strategic agreements signed in 2018. The participation of Rosatom to Chinese nuclear project is regarded as a flagship joint project.
The Tianwan nuclear power plant is located in the Jiangsu province and operated by the Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation, a joint venture between CNNC (50%), China Power Investment Corporation (30%) and Jiangsu Guoxin Group (20%). The power plant includes six reactors: two 990 MW (1,060 MW gross) VVER-1000 units commissioned in 2007, two 1,060 MW unit (1,126 MW gross) commissioned in 2018 and two additional 1,000 MW (1,080 MW gross) ACPR1000 reactors, with the first one commissioned in September 2020 and the second one expected in late 2021. The two additional VVER-1200 reactors, Tianwan-7 and Tianwan-8, are expected to be commissioned in 2026-2027.
The Xudabao nuclear project, located in the Liaoning province, should include six 1,000 MW units. In 2019, CNNC and Rosatom signed an agreement on the construction of two VVER-1200 nuclear reactors (units 1 and 2) and the general contract for two additional VVER-1200 reactors (units 3 and 4) to be commissioned as soon as 2027-2028.
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