Ling'ao nuclear power plant
Ling'ao nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in China with 4 operating units totalling 4,152 MW gross. The site has 4 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1-1 | PWR | M310 | 990 | 2002 | |
| Unit 1-2 | PWR | M310 | 990 | 2003 | |
| Unit 2-3 | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2010 | |
| Unit 2-4 | PWR | CPR-1000 | 1,086 | 2011 |
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.
Ling'ao nuclear power plant 1-1
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | M310 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 990MW |
| Net capacity | 950MW |
| Thermal output | 2,905MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Framatome |
| Owner | China General Nuclear Power Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Ling'ao Nuclear Power |
| Construction start | 15 May 1997 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 4 Feb 2002 |
| Grid connection | 26 Feb 2002 |
| Commercial operation | 28 May 2002 |
Ling'ao nuclear power plant 1-2
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | M310 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 990MW |
| Net capacity | 950MW |
| Thermal output | 2,905MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | Framatome |
| Owner | China General Nuclear Power Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Ling'ao Nuclear Power |
| Construction start | 28 Nov 1997 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 27 Aug 2002 |
| Grid connection | 14 Sep 2002 |
| Commercial operation | 8 Jan 2003 |
Ling'ao nuclear power plant 2-3
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CPR-1000 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,086MW |
| Net capacity | 1,007MW |
| Thermal output | 2,905MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | China General Nuclear Power Group |
| Owner | CGNPC Nuclear Power Investment Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Lingdong Nuclear Power |
| Construction start | 15 Dec 2005 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 9 Jun 2010 |
| Grid connection | 15 Jul 2010 |
| Commercial operation | 15 Sep 2010 |
Ling'ao nuclear power plant 2-4
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CPR-1000 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,086MW |
| Net capacity | 1,007MW |
| Thermal output | 2,905MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | China General Nuclear Power Group |
| Owner | CGNPC Nuclear Power Investment Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | Lingdong Nuclear Power |
| Construction start | 15 Jun 2006 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 25 Feb 2011 |
| Grid connection | 3 May 2011 |
| Commercial operation | 7 Aug 2011 |
Ling'ao nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Ling'ao nuclear power plant is the 8th largest of 18 operating nuclear sites in China, holding 6% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 20th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 2002 and 2011; the median unit is 19.5 years old, older than the median of 10.0 in China.
The 4 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 4.6 to 4.9 years (median 4.8) 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 Daya Bay nuclear power plant (1 km), Taipingling nuclear power plant (45 km) and Lufeng nuclear power plant (130 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1-1 | 1997 | 2002 | 4.8 | 6.8 (2000s) |
| Unit 1-2 | 1997 | 2002 | 4.8 | 6.8 (2000s) |
| Unit 2-3 | 2005 | 2010 | 4.6 | 5.9 (2010s) |
| Unit 2-4 | 2006 | 2011 | 4.9 | 5.9 (2010s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daya Bay nuclear power plant | China | 1 km | 2.0 |
| Taipingling nuclear power plant | China | 45 km | 1.2 |
| Lufeng nuclear power plant | China | 130 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 Ling'ao 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 | Dapeng New Area, Guangdong, China |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22.6056, 114.5531 |
| Elevation | about 10 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Units by status | Operating: 4 |
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 General Nuclear Power Co Ltd CGNPC Nuclear Power Investment Co Ltd |
|---|---|
| Operators | Ling'ao Nuclear Power Lingdong 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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