The Hongyanhe nuclear power station, the first nuclear power plant and largest energy project in Northeast China, began operation on Feb 17 and opened it's doors to China Daily website readers to take a closer view through our series of images.
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The Hongyanhe nuclear power station near Wafangdian in Northeast China's Liaoning province, Feb 19, 2013. It is the first nuclear power plant and largest energy project in Northeast China. Construction of the first phase of the project, which features four power generation units to be built at a cost of 50 billion yuan ($7.96b), began in 2007 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. The four units will generate 30 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity annually.. Construction of the second phase of the project, which features two power generation units to be built with an investment of 25 billion yuan, started in May 2010 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2016. The power plant will generate 45 billion kwh of electricity after it is fully completed in 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]
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The interior part of the No.1 power generation unit at Hongyanhe nuclear power station near Wafangdian in Northeast China's Liaoning province, Feb 19, 2013.[Photo/Xinhua]
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