| Chinese utility proposes new nuclear power plant |
BEIJING, Nov. 7 (AP) -- A Chinese utility has proposed building a nuclear power plant along the Yangtze River west of Shanghai, a news report said Tuesday, adding to a string of planned nuclear facilities announced this year in China.
The plant in Wuhu, an inland city in Anhui province, would be the first along the Yangtze, China's biggest river, the official Xinhua News Agency said. It said the plan still requires government approval.
It is the fifth planned nuclear power generating station announced this year in China. The government plans to build as many as 40 nuclear plants by 2020 in an effort to reduce power shortages caused by China's economic boom.
The China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co. has earmarked 46 billion yuan (US$5.7 billion; €4.6 billion) for the Wuhu plant, Xinhua said. It would have four reactors with a total generating capacity of 4,000 megawatts.
China has six nuclear power plants with 11 reactors, all located along its economically thriving east and southeast coasts.
Companies have announced plans to build additional plants in the provinces of Fujian in the southeast, Shandong in the northeast and Hunan in central China.
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