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China's Nuclear Energy Program Accelerating

Posted on June 26, 2008

According to Caijing magazine, China is considering a revision to its nuclear energy development program: now targeting 5% of total capacity by 2020 instead of the 4% called for in a plan released just last year. Zhao Xiaoping, deputy director of NDRC s energy bureau, earlier said China may revise its development plan because the country is capable and needs to accelerate development of the nuclear power industry. NDRC s 2007 plan gave priority for developing nuclear stations to coastal provinces such as Guangdong, Zhejiang, Shandong and Jiangsu. These new facilities would complement ...

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