China on Tuesday announced plans to raise its installed nuclear power generation capacity by 20 per cent this year, shaking off concerns over atomic safety in the wake of Japan's Fukoshima disaster.
China’s plan to raise installed nuclear power capacity by 20 per cent this year indicated the country is developing nuclear power in a safe and efficient way, Chairman of the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group He Yu told state-run Xinhua news agency. By 2020, China will have the third-largest number of nuclear power-generating units in operation, following the United States and France, he said.
Nuclear power totalling 3.24 gigawatts (GW) will be added in 2013, the agency quoted National Development and Reform Commission as saying. According to a government white paper on energy released in October 2012, China had 15 nuclear power-generating units in operation with a total installed capacity of 12.54 GW. He said China has 30 more units under construction, adding 32.81 GW.
China’s plan to raise installed nuclear power capacity by 20 per cent this year indicated the country is developing nuclear power in a safe and efficient way, Chairman of the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group He Yu told state-run Xinhua news agency. By 2020, China will have the third-largest number of nuclear power-generating units in operation, following the United States and France, he said.
Nuclear power totalling 3.24 gigawatts (GW) will be added in 2013, the agency quoted National Development and Reform Commission as saying. According to a government white paper on energy released in October 2012, China had 15 nuclear power-generating units in operation with a total installed capacity of 12.54 GW. He said China has 30 more units under construction, adding 32.81 GW.