CGN says confident UK will OK plan

China General Nuclear Power Corp said it is confident the first phase of the UK government's assessment of the company's plan to build a nuclear power plant in southeastern England will be completed by mid-November.

"We plan to submit the preliminary security report to the British government by mid-November and wrap up all the first phase examination work by then," said Mao Qing, the project manager at CGN responsible for Hualong One's assessment, at the 12th China International Exhibition on Nuclear Power Industry 2017 in Beijing on Thursday.

"We are confident that Hualong One is not only safe and technically mature, but also economically competitive, and will pass the UK's strict approval process."