Nuclear research almost complete

CHENGDU: The findings of a feasibility study for a nuclear power station in Sichuan province will soon be submitted for approval to the National Development and Reform Commission, the official in charge of the project said yesterday.

"Construction of the station will begin once we have received approval, and will take about five years to complete," Zhao Hua, head of the Nuclear Power Institute of China, told China Daily.

The facility will cost about 25 billion yuan ($3.7 billion) to build and will have an installed capacity of 4 million to 6 million kWh, he said.