Nuclear plant gets under way

YANGJIANG, Guangdong: Construction of the country's largest nuclear power plant got under way here yesterday.

The 70 billion yuan ($10 billion) project was approved by the State Council on Nov 12, an official with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG), the State-owned nuclear energy investor, said.

The plant is expected to contribute more than 100 billion yuan in GDP growth and create thousands of jobs in Yangjiang, a less developed city in western Guangdong province, the company said.