Resuming the construction of new nuclear plants in a big way after Fukushima disaster in Japan, China is on course to complete its first ever third-generation atomic power station.         

The technology at the core of the plant is known is AP1000. The "third generation" energy project in Sanmen in east China's Zhejiang province is the largest ever joint China-US energy project, state-run CCTV reported.          The construction is nearing completion as a 800 tonne steel structure is being put on top of the reactor chamber of the nuclear power unit.         

It marks the completion of the main structure housing the reactor itself.          The plant officials said that all the safety issues arising out of the Fukushmia disaster have been addressed.         

Ting Qian, Sanmen AP1000 Deputy Manager of Westinghouse Industrial Products, said, "The risk is 100 times lower. It can work without power, the gravity and natural circulation will keep the vessel in water condition."