Monday, January 7, 2013

China resumes construction of 'biggest' nuclear plant

Chinese state media says the country has resumed construction of a nuclear power plant suspended after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

The China Internet Information Center says work on the plant in Rongcheng in eastern China's Shandong province resumed last month.

It says the Shidao Bay plant is the country's biggest planned nuclear project. The plant is expected to begin supplying electricity to the grid by 2017.

A spokesman for the China Huaneng Group, the biggest investor in the plant, says...

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The use of nuclear power is a controversial issue. Nations continue to look for a way to balance electricity demands and safe power generation. China is moving forward with a power plant designed to be safe and efficient.

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