Nuclear Power Plant in South China
SHENZHEN -- - South China just got a new power plant.
The 2-million-kw Ling'ao Nuclear Power Plant in Shenzhen, in south China's Guangdong Province, was completed when its second generating unit officially began commercial operations.
As a result, the prosperous province now has two nuclear power plants working with a combined capacity of 4 million kilowatts. The other nuclear plant is in Daya Bay, only one kilometer from Ling'ao.
Ling'ao and Daya Bay each has two 1-million-kw generating units in operation.
Sources with the Ling'ao Nuclear Power Plant said the plant was built and managed by Chinese specialists.
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