A planned nuclear fuel processing project in Guangdong province in South China has been canceled following local residents' opposition, local authorities said Saturday.

The 229-hectare Longwan Industrial Park project, located in Zhishan township in the city of Heshan, will feature facilities for uranium conversion, enrichment and manufacturing of nuclear fuel equipment, involving a total investment of 37 billion yuan (6 bln U.S. dollars).

The project is the first industrial park planned in southeast China for nuclear fuel production. It will supply to nuclear power plants in Guangdong and neighboring Fujian Province, with a designed capacity of 1,000 tonnes of uranium in 2020.

However, the protestors are upset about the project as the planned site was only 30 km away from the city. "We don't need such projects to boost the economy," said a resident surnamed Liu in the crowd of protestors.

Protesters "took a walk" through Jiangmen on Firday, holding banners and wearing T-shirts with slogans calling against the planned construction of the facility.

"The Heshan government respects the public's opinion and will not apply for approval for the project," Mayor of Heshan Wu Yuxiong said.

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