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How China became the king of new nuclear power, and how the U.S. is trying to stage a comeback (www.cnbc.com)

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China has 21 nuclear reactors under construction which will have a capacity for generating more than 21 gigawatts of electricity, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. That is two and a half times more nuclear reactors under construction than any other country.

I love that China is not planning to power all future demand with more coal and gas.

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[-] burningmatches@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

China’s safety record in other energy sectors is poor. This is presumably not on purpose. What reason is there to believe it will be better at managing nuclear?

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