20 floating reactor platforms planned

First nulcear plant is being constructed in the coastal city of Huludao in Liaoning

China is planning to build about 20 floating reactor platforms to meet the demand of maritime atomic propulsion, driving a market that could be worth tens of billions of dollars, a report said on Thursday.

The country's first-ever floating nuclear plant is about to start the final assembly in Huludao, a coastal city in Liaoning province, and it will be built by Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co Ltd, a unit of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp, according to eworldship, a Shanghai-based maritime industry information provider.