China has built its first training and support base to cope with emergency issues at nuclear power plants in an effort to meet its safety goals amid rapid development of nuclear energy, the top nuclear safety administration said on Wednesday.

Along with the base in Yantai, Shandong province, in eastern China, built by China Power Investment Corp, another two are planned in eastern and southern China, according to the report from the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Two major domestic nuclear power developers, China General Nuclear Power Group and China National Nuclear Corp, will operate the other two bases, the report said.