China cancels construction of $6 bn nuclear plant

July 13, 2013 12:45

China has cancelled the construction of a $6 billion nuclear procession plant in Guangdong province apparently due to public concerns over its safety.

The planned nuclear fuel processing project in south China's Guangdong Province has been cancelled, state-run Xinhua news agency reported today.

The planned Longwan Industrial Park project under China National Nuclear Corporation, located in Zhishan Township in Heshan City, was cancelled, the report said, quoting officials of the municipal government of Jiangmen, which administers Heshan.

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