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Chengde nuclear power plant 3

Cancelled (inferred) China
Gross capacity
1,250MW

Chengde nuclear power plant 3 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Chengde nuclear power plant in China rated at 1,250 MW gross. It is cancelled (a status Global Energy Monitor inferred from an absence of observed progress).

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,250MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteChengde nuclear power plant
Unit3
CountryChina
OwnerChina General Nuclear Power Group Co Ltd100%
OperatorCGN Hebei Nuclear Power
Coordinates 40.4382, 118.3576approximate
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Other units at Chengde nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Chengde nuclear power plant 1 Cancelled 1,250
Chengde nuclear power plant 2 Cancelled 1,250
Chengde nuclear power plant 4 Cancelled 1,250

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