Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power station on the coast of Fujian, China.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why China is Winning The Nuclear Power Race | The B1M | subject | Where the first Hualong One reactor was built in record time. |
Why China is Winning The Nuclear Power Race — The B1M (2026)
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Construction began in 2015, with the pouring of the first concrete for the reactor containment building.
- Role: subject
- In the video: The plant is the worked example of China’s own Hualong One design: first concrete in 2015, a 153-piece steel dome two years later, fuel loading and grid connection in 2020 and commercial operation the following January, about five and a half years from first concrete. A second unit followed a year later; four older reactors on the site are a predecessor model.
- Why it matters: It is the video’s evidence for its argument that China builds reactors faster than anyone else. See also Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant.