China to build two more nuclear reactors
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028697
Wall Street Journal : Nuclear power is taking off in China, where two new reactors have just been approved for construction at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant, near the city of Dalian. The country currently has 24 working reactors and 25 more under construction. Despite a slowdown in new nuclear construction following Japan’s 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the Chinese government appears to have renewed its commitment to decreasing the country’s reliance on coal for electricity generation. New projects will be necessary for China to achieve its goal of more than doubling its current 20 gigawatts of installed nuclear power by 2020, to a total of 58 gigawatts. Besides using reactor models from other countries, including France, Russia, Canada, and the US, China has been developing its own reactors for potential export.