China has started construction of the first commercial nuclear project using its homegrown Linglong One small modular reactor design, the China National Nuclear Corporation said.
The start of construction on a site next to the existing Changjiang nuclear power station in the island province of Hainan, southern China, is about four years later than planned. CNNC originally aimed to start building the plant in 2017, but it has been subject to regulatory delays.
The China Nuclear Energy Association said in June that China’s state council had approved construction of the plant.
The start of construction on a site next to the existing Changjiang nuclear power station in the island province of Hainan, southern China, is about four years later than planned. CNNC originally aimed to start building the plant in 2017, but it has been subject to regulatory delays.
The China Nuclear Energy Association said in June that China’s state council had approved construction of the plant.
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