China Approves 11 New Reactors in Nuclear Push

[NuclearID]

China Approves 11 New Reactors in Nuclear Push:

China has approved 11 nuclear reactors across five sites, state media reported, as the country continues its push to combat rising emissions from fossil fuels.

Premier Li Qiang presided over a State Council executive meeting on Monday that gave the green light to the projects, state news agency Xinhua said.

China National Nuclear Power received approval for three reactors, the company said in a statement on WeChat, while State Power Investment Corp said it had received approval for two units.

CGN Power Co, the listed unit of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp, said in a Hong Kong stock exchange filing that it received approvals for six reactors in three sites.

China currently has 56 operating reactors, accounting for around five percent of its total electricity generation, according to the World Nuclear Association.

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/20/china-approves-11-new-reactors-in-nuclear-push

 

[NuclearID]

It's more likely for them to extract more plutonium for their extremely rapidly and publicly stated growing nuclear weapons arsenal. Right @Friendly Engineer?

 

[Friendly Engineer]

It's more likely for them to extract more plutonium for their extremely rapidly and publicly stated growing nuclear weapons arsenal. Right @Friendly Engineer?

Well, and they do need the power.
It's the best of both worlds for the Chinese.

 

[Friendly Engineer]

For those interested, U-238 undergoes neutron capture and transmutates to U-239, then rapidly undergoes beta minus decay into Np-209.
Then another beta minus decay into Pu-239.