China and Argentina have signed agreements to build two nuclear power plants in the South American country on November 15, 2015. [Photo: CNR.cn]
China and Argentina have signed agreements to build two nuclear power plants in the South American country.
The pacts were inked during the G20 summit taking place in Antalya, Turkey, and will be the fourth and fifth nuclear plants in the country.
Under the agreement, China's third-generation nuclear reactor design, known as the Hualong One design, will be used in one of the new plants.
The two countries signed an agreement on jointly building the nuclear plants during Argentine President Cristina Kirchner's visit to China in February.
Under the agreement, the China National Nuclear Corporation will partner with Argentina's state-run energy company Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A. to build the nuclear plants, which will double Argentina's nuclear power capacity.
For more on this, CRI's reporter speaks to Yu Zhuoping, a nuclear expert in China.
