First safety related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island at Phase I of the Lianjiang nuclear power station in Guangdong province, southern China, reports have said.
State Power Investment Corporation, one of the world’s largest energy producers, said construction work on the first unit began at the end of last month. It said the plant is scheduled to be in operation in 2028.
Lianjiang-1 is the first of two CAP1000 units planned as the initial phase of the station, which will eventually house six such reactors.
The CAP1000 is China’s indigenous version of the Westinghouse AP1000 pressurised water reactor nuclear plant.