Areva to start Taishan work in August

Work on the Taishan nuclear power plant, located in the southern province of Guangdong and being built with third generation technology is expected to start in August this year.

The first reactor is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013, while the second one is likely to be finished in mid-2014, Marc de Andolenko, president of Areva China, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

Andolenko said the preparatory work for the Taishan project has been "going well".