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🇨🇳 Sanmen

Name: Sanmen
Address: China

Nuclear power plant · China

Operational

Capacity≈4,640 MW

Units4

First Online2018

Construction Start2009

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates29.101, 121.642

Sanmen is a nuclear power station in China. Of its 4 recorded unit(s), 2 reactors are operational, 2 under construction. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 4,640 MW. The first unit reached commercial operation in 2018. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Sanmen

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Sanmen-1	Operational	PWR AP-1000	1,157 MW	Construction 2009 · Grid 2018
Sanmen-2	Operational	PWR AP-1000	1,157 MW	Construction 2009 · Grid 2018
Sanmen-3	Under Construction	PWR CAP1000	1,163 MW	Construction 2022
Sanmen-4	Under Construction	PWR CAP1000	1,163 MW	Construction 2023

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