The pouring of first safety-related concrete has begun for the Generation III Zhangzhou-2 nuclear power plant in Fujian province, eastern China, bringing the number of nuclear reactors under construction in the country to 11.

In a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange China National Nuclear Corporation said the pouring of concrete marked the official start of construction for the 1,126-MW HPR1000, or Hualong One, pressurised water reactor.

Construction of an identical unit, Zhangzhou-1, began in October 2019. In March CNNC said the first inner steel lining module had been lifted into place for the Zhangzhou-1 reactor building.