First concrete has been poured for the Haiyang-5 nuclear power plant in Shandong province, eastern China, project contractor State Power Investment Corp (Spic) said in a post on Chinese social media platforms.

Spic said concrete pouring for the nuclear island, which was also announced by state media, began on Saturday (31 October).

Haiyang-5 is a 1,161-MW CAP1000 pressurised water reactor (PWR), China’s Generation III indigenous version of US-based Westinghouse’s AP1000 design.