CNNC to begin constructing Xudabao nuclear plant

CNNC will begin work on Phase I of units 1 and 2 of the new Xudabao plant.

Located on Hulu Island in Xicheng City in coastal Liaoning province, the construction of the first unit is expected to start in September this year. The plant will eventually comprise six AP1000 reactors.
 

China Nnational Nuclear Corporation’s Liaoning Nuclear Power Co owns the plant, and the general contractor is China Nuclear Power Engineering. China Datang holds 20 per cent equity in the Xudabao project, while the State Development and Investment Corporation holds 10 per cent.
 
CNNC said that approval for preliminary work on the four new reactors indicates that the two nuclear power projects have entered a crucial stage for the substantive fast, secure and efficient development of the nuclear group and to its contribution to the development of China’s nuclear power.