The Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant (simplified Chinese: 福清核电站; traditional Chinese: 福清核電站; pinyin: Fúqīng Hédiànzhàn) is a nuclear power plant in Fuqing, Fujian Province, China.
The plant is located on the coast of Xinghua Bay, near Qianxue Village, Sanshan Town.
[2] The CPR-1000 is an advanced PWR design developed by China from the Areva-designed PWRs at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant.
[6] Unit 5 achieved criticality in October 2020, the first Hualong One reactor to reach the milestone.
[9] Unit 6 achieved criticality in December 2021, was connected to the grid in January 2022,[10] and began commercial operation on 25 March 2022.