Jieyang nuclear power plant 3
Cancelled (inferred) China
Gross capacity
1,250MW
Jieyang nuclear power plant 3 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Jieyang 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) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size class | Large |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,250MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Jieyang nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 3 |
| Country | China |
| Owner | China General Nuclear Power Group Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | China General Nuclear Power Group |
| Coordinates | 23.5544, 116.3692approximate |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
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.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Jieyang nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Jieyang nuclear power plant 1-1 | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Jieyang nuclear power plant 1-2 | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Jieyang nuclear power plant 4 | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Jieyang nuclear power plant 5 | Cancelled | 1,000 |
| Jieyang nuclear power plant 6 | Cancelled | 1,000 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release — CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-07
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) — CC BY-SA 4.0 — linked, not quoted