Dhaka, June 10 -- China has signed a General Contract for construction of two more Russian designed VVER-1200 reactor based nuclear power units at their Xudapu nuclear power plant site. The contract was signed in Moscow on June 5, 2019 during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia.

In presence of the Head of States from both the countries, the General Contracts for unit- 3 and unit-4 of Xudapu NPP were signed by the representatives of Atomstroyexport (ASE), Engineering Division Rosatom State Corporation, Russia and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

"Today we have moved construction of Russian-designed NPP at a new site to the practical stage of implementation. Taking into account the previously si...