Excavation work has begun for the foundation of the nuclear island of unit 1 at Phase 1 of the Guangxi Bailong nuclear power station project in the Guangxi region of southern China.
The construction of two units for Phase 1 of the project was among approvals for 11 new reactors granted by China’s State Council in August 2024.
State Power Investment Corporation (Spic) plans to build two CAP1000 pressurised water reactors as the first phase of the project. The CAP1000 is the Chinese version of the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plant.
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