Zhaoqing nuclear power plant 3
Cancelled (inferred) China
Gross capacity
1,750MW
Zhaoqing nuclear power plant 3 is a nuclear unit at Zhaoqing nuclear power plant in China rated at 1,750 MW gross. It is cancelled (a status Global Energy Monitor inferred from an absence of observed progress).
Specification
| Reactor type | not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Model | AP-1000 |
| Size class | not disclosed |
| Coolant | not disclosed |
| Moderator | not disclosed |
| Gross capacity | 1,750MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Typical enrichment | not disclosed |
Ownership & location
| Site | Zhaoqing nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 3 |
| Country | China |
| Owner | China General Nuclear Power Group Co Ltd100% |
| Operator | China General Nuclear Power Group |
| Coordinates | 23.1617, 111.8508approximate |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
not established for this unit's type
Enrichment
not established
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Zhaoqing nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Zhaoqing nuclear power plant 1 | Cancelled | 1,750 |
| Zhaoqing nuclear power plant 2 | Cancelled | 1,750 |
| Zhaoqing nuclear power plant 4 | Cancelled | 1,750 |
Other AP-1000 units
117 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 3 | United States | 1,250 | |
| Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plant 4 | United States | 1,250 | |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,250 | |
| Haiyang nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 1,250 | |
| Sanmen nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | 1,251 | |
| Sanmen nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | 1,251 | |
| Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plant 1-1 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plant 1-2 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plant 2-3 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plant 2-4 | China | Cancelled | 1,250 |
| Bellefonte nuclear power plant 3 | United States | Cancelled | 1,117 |
| Bellefonte nuclear power plant 4 | United States | Cancelled | 1,117 |
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 2024-05-08
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) — CC BY-SA 4.0 — linked, not quoted