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China puts the brakes on nuclear power

China Slows Development of Nuclear Power Plants, NYT By KEITH BRADSHER, October 24, 2012 HONG KONG — Still responding to the partial meltdowns last year at nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan, the Chinese government has lowered its target for the construction of nuclear power plants by 2015, notably by not building more nuclear reactors at inland locations.

A white paper on energy policy released after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday said that the government planned to have 40 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity installed by 2015, and pledged strict safety standards. While the white paper and state-controlled media did not
describe this as a reduction in the target, the country’s current Five-Year Plan sets a target of 50 gigawatts….. Nuclear power generates only 1.8 percent of China’s electricity, far below the global average of 14 percent. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/business/global/china-reduces-target-for-construction-nuclear-power-plants.html?_r=2&

October 26, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, politics