Fangjiashan nuclear power plant
Fangjiashan nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in China with 2 operating units totalling 2,178 MW gross. The site has 2 units on record in total.
Units
Unit by unit
Each unit's rating, type and milestone dates as recorded by the Global Nuclear Power Tracker, with any correction we made to it. A dash or "not disclosed" means the source does not give the value.
Fangjiashan nuclear power plant 1
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CPR-1000 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,089MW |
| Net capacity | 1,012MW |
| Thermal output | 2,905MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | China General Nuclear Power Group |
| Owner | China National Nuclear Power Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Qinshan Nuclear Power |
| Construction start | 26 Dec 2008 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 21 Oct 2014 |
| Grid connection | 4 Nov 2014 |
| Commercial operation | 15 Dec 2014 |
Fangjiashan nuclear power plant 2
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CPR-1000 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,089MW |
| Net capacity | 1,012MW |
| Thermal output | 2,905MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | China General Nuclear Power Group |
| Owner | China National Nuclear Power Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Qinshan Nuclear Power |
| Construction start | 17 Jul 2009 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 25 Dec 2014 |
| Grid connection | 12 Jan 2015 |
| Commercial operation | 12 Feb 2015 |
Fangjiashan nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Fangjiashan nuclear power plant is the 13th largest of 18 operating nuclear sites in China, holding 3% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 77th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 2014 and 2015; the median unit is 11.5 years old, older than the median of 10.0 in China.
The 2 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 5.5 to 5.9 years (median 5.7) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 2010s is 5.9 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Qinshan nuclear power plant (0 km), Sanmen nuclear power plant (163 km) and Jinqimen nuclear power plant (182 km).
2 operating units are rated differently now from their design net capacities: Unit 1 +1.2% and Unit 2 +1.2%.
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 2008 | 2014 | 5.9 | 5.9 (2010s) |
| Unit 2 | 2009 | 2015 | 5.5 | 5.9 (2010s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qinshan nuclear power plant | China | 0 km | 4.5 |
| Sanmen nuclear power plant | China | 163 km | 2.5 |
| Jinqimen nuclear power plant | China | 182 km | - |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
Earthquakes nearby
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| Time (UTC) | Mag | Depth | Epicentre | Distance |
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Magnitude 4.0 and above within 200 km of Fangjiashan nuclear power plant's listed coordinates, past 30 days. This is distance, not shaking: it says nothing about damage or any change in operation. Every plant.
| Location | Qinshan, Zhejiang, China |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30.4411, 120.9421 |
| Elevation | about 40 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast, 0.9 km from the water |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Units by status | Operating: 2 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | China National Nuclear Power Co Ltd |
|---|---|
| Operators | Qinshan Nuclear Power |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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