Changjiang Plant Second Tender

scopeTwo Hualong One units will be built as phase two - units 3 and 4 - of the Changjiang plant by state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation CNNC and China Huaneng Group. This follows the signing of an agreement between the two companies in June 2019 through which they will jointly invest in the development construction operation and management of two Hualong One reactors at Changjiang. Huaneng will hold a controlling 51 stake in the project through its subsidiary Huaneng Nuclear Power Development Company.Chinas State Council approved the construction of the two units on 2 September last year. The issuance of the construction permit by the National Nuclear Safety Administration cleared the way for construction to begin on unit 3. The construction period is expected to be 60 months. Construction of unit 4 is scheduled to start in 10 months. Both units are due to enter commercial operations by the end of 2026.CNNC and Huaneng are also cooperating in phase one of the Changjiang plant which comprises two CNP-600 pressurised water reactors the Shidaowan HTR-PM project a demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in Shandong province and the 600 MWe demonstration fast reactor at Xiapu Fujian province. For phase 1 of the Changjiang plant CNNC has a 51 stake and Huaneng the remaining 49. In July last year CNNC announced the launch of a project to construct an ACP100 small modular reactor at the Changjiang site.