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Limits RegistryTaishan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 (Guangdong, China), an EPR-design reactor, entered commercial operation in December 2018 at 1,660 MW net electrical output (1,750 MW gross) — the largest of any operating reactor unit as of 2026. Larger EPR-class units under construction elsewhere (e.g. Hinkley Point C, UK) are not yet operational.
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Taishan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 (Guangdong, China), an EPR-design reactor, entered commercial operation in December 2018 at 1,660 MW net electrical output (1,750 MW gross) — the largest of any operating reactor unit as of 2026. Larger EPR-class units under construction elsewhere (e.g. Hinkley Point C, UK) are not yet operational.
The largest net electrical output of a single nuclear reactor unit currently in commercial operation, per the IAEA's Power Reactor Information System (PRIS).
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Limits Registry. LR-NUCLEAR-REACTOR-OUTPUT. Largest nuclear reactor unit (net electrical output). 2026.