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China’s nuclear plants face safety challenges (Is near enough good enough?)

China’s nuclear power plants “generally safe”: watchdog
Xinhua)    20:34, June 04, 2014 BEIJING, June 4

China’s operating nuclear power units enjoy a relatively good safety record, and the quality of the units under construction has been well controlled, said the head of China’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday…

.. However, Li said maintaining safety in this area is a challenging task,
as it concerns state security. He admitted that loopholes and problems, both in supervision and the whole nuclear industry, still exist.

The vice minister vowed to strengthen supervision with a well-established institution, a perfected legal system, as well as more capable personnel.
 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0604/c90882-8736930.html

June 6, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, safety