China will build a nuclear
power plant on the Yangtze River -- the first on the famous river
-- if government approves the project.
An organization that will prepare construction of the
plant has been set up in Wuhu, a city in east China's Anhui Province.
Approval from the State Development and Reform
Commission is needed before construction can begin, according to
information from the Wuhu City government.
According to the sources, the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co. plant will
have four nuclear power units and a total installed capacity of
four million kw.
The plant will be located at Bamaoshan, about 60km
from downtown Wuhu. Two generating units will be installed during
the first phase of construction.
Forty-six billion yuan (US$5.75 billion) have been
earmarked for the project.
A delegation from China Guangdong Nuclear Power
Holding Co., led by company chairman Qian Zhimin, inspected the
plant location early this month and concluded that the site is very
suitable for a nuclear power plant.
A feasibility study on the project is under
way.
(Xinhua News Agency November 7, 2006)
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