Novembre 2016 / RenewEconomy

China’s nuclear roll-out facing delays

By Steve Thomas on 2 November 2016

ChinaDialogue

For China’s nuclear industry, 2016 has been a frustrating year. So far, construction has started on only one new plant, and its target of bringing 58 gigawatts of nuclear capacity in service by 2020 seems impossible to meet.

At present, China has 19.3 gigawatts of nuclear supply under construction and a further 31.4 gigawatts already in service. Given that new plants take five years or more to build, the country faces a (...)

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