Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the May 19 online ceremony to launch construction of the Russian-Chinese nuclear energy project, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday.
“President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin will attend on May 19 the online ceremony of starting construction of power units No. 7 and 8 of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, a joint Russian-Chinese project. Rosatom is designing the nuclear island of the power plant and delivering the key equipment of the nuclear island for both units. When completed, this will be the largest nuclear facility in the world, with an 8,100-MW capacity.
