goingcritical:taipingling-1China · Power reactor

Taipingling-1

Developer: CGN

Site: Huizhou, Guangdong

Status: Critical since February 3, 2026 critical

Summary:

First of six planned Hualong One units at Taipingling and the first Hualong One to enter operation in the Greater Bay Area

Details

DesignHPR-1000 (Hualong One)
Capacity1116 MWe

Milestone history

  1. Announced —
  2. Construction start December 26, 2019
  3. Fuel load December 24, 2025
  4. First criticality February 3, 2026
  5. Grid connection February 13, 2026
  6. Commercial operation April 19, 2026

References

  1. IAEA PRIS, Taipingling-1
  2. WNN, Fuel loading under way at new Chinese units (24 December 2025)
  3. WNN, First unit at China's Taipingling plant starts up
  4. WNN, Taipingling 1 connected to the grid
  5. WNN, First Taipingling unit enters commercial operation