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Nuclear In Asia / China Keen To Match Pace Set By Russia In Overseas Construction

By David Dalton / Dan Yurman
23 January 2020

The impetus for new build is being spurred by a need to reduce reliance on polluting coal
China Keen To Match Pace Set By Russia In Overseas Construction
China has 10 nuclear units under construction including two Generation III Hualong One plants at Fangchenggang.
China, with its state nuclear companies backed by a government hungry for development, is the most active nation for building new nuclear power plants. That trend that is likely to continue, although confirming lucrative export deals for its reactor technology still runs far behind the pace set by Russia, which says it had 39 reactors under construction or planned overseas as of 2018. 

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