Construction has begun in China of the hull of the first of four floating nuclear power plants that will be used to power a huge mining development in the Russian Arctic.
The hull of the first of two new floating nuclear power plants destined for the Baimskaya minerals deposit in Chukotka, in the country’s far east, is being built at Nantong in Jiangsu province, north of Shanghai in eastern China.
By the end of 2022, a decision will be taken on where to build the hulls for the third and fourth plants.
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