Concrete poured for first unit at China’s $18 billion Lianjiang nuclear power plant
11 October 2023
The first concrete pour at unit one of the Linjiang nuclear power plant (Image: SPIC)
A major new nuclear power plant construction project has seen the first concrete poured on the first unit of a project to build six reactors, set to cost an estimated $18 billion.
The work involved pouring concrete for the nuclear island of unit one at the Linjiang power plant in Guangdong province.
Unit one is the first of two 1250 Mwe CAP1000 reactors to be built at the site. Four more reactors will eventually be constructed. Once all six are in operation, they are expected to be able to produce 70.2 TWh of electricity per year.
China Power State Investment Corp (SPIC) said that the concrete pour had been completed seven hours ahead of schedule.
Unit one is expected to be completed by 2028.
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