Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant--Zhejiang

At the end of 2006, the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design was selected for Sanmen in Zhejiang province (and for Yangjiang in Guangdong province, with the latter site changed to Haiyang). Contracts with Westinghouse and Shaw for two units were signed in July 2007.

Site works under CNNC commenced in February 2008 and an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was signed in March 2009 between SNPTC + CNNC and China Nuclear Engineering & Construction Group (CNEC) for both units, which will be overseen by Westinghouse and Shaw.

Construction on Sanmen 1 - the world's first AP1000 unit - officially commenced on 19 April 2009. The reactor is expected to begin operation in August 2013 with unit 2 about one year later. See section on Embarking upon Generation III plants above.