China's Xudapu nuclear power plant starts building another power unit

SHENYANG -- China on Wednesday started construction of the No 1 power unit of its Xudapu Nuclear Power Plant in the country's northeastern province of Liaoning.

The full-scale construction of the nuclear island of the power unit in the city of Huludao will help establish a new energy system and promote green and low-carbon energy transformation in the province.

The nuclear power unit has an installed capacity of 1.29 GW and will use the third-generation domestically developed pressurized water reactor.