The Yangjiang Nuclear Power Station (YNPS; simplified Chinese: 阳江核电站; traditional Chinese: 陽冮核電站; pinyin: Yángjiāng Hédiànzhàn) is a nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, China.
[9] The plant began commercial operation in March 2014, and as of 2019 is the largest nuclear power station in China.
[10] Construction of the fourth unit was to begin in March 2011, but was delayed by China's safety review in reaction to the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima; the first concrete was poured in November 2012.
[11] The CPR-1000 is a PWR design developed by China from the Areva-designed PWRs at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant.
[14] This design is an evolution to the Generation III level of the CPR-1000, and includes a core catcher and double containment as additional safety measures.