China on Saturday began construction of the main body of a
nuclear power station in Dalian, Liaoning Province, the first nuclear power
station in northeast China.
The Hongyanhe nuclear power station is designed to have six
generating units of million-kilowatt class.
The first phase of the project consists of four generating
units. The first unit, now being built, is expected to start
commercial operation in 2012. It will be joined by the other three
units in 2014, when annual electricity output of the station will
reach 30 billion kwh.
The whole project will cost an estimated 50 billion yuan (US$6.6
billion).
(Xinhua News Agency August 18, 2007)
