China to build 10 additional nuclear reactors

26 January, 2011 The government is reportedly planning to raise its 2020 nuclear power generation target.

China is planning to build ten more "mega nuclear reactors" in a bid to meet its energy requirements, it has been revealed.

According to International Business Times (IBT), the ten are being planned in addition to 25 currently being built, with China National Nuclear Corp expected to invest $121.5 billion (£76.5 billion) in nuclear projects by 2020.

This follows a report in the state-run newspaper China Daily in which it was revealed that the Chinese government is planning to raise its 2020 nuclear power generation target by five per cent to 86 GW.

Zhang Guobao, the former director of National Energy Administration, was quoted as saying that the ten additional nuclear plants will be built to reach the required capacity during the 12th Five-Year Plan.

"The world's most populous country has 12 nuclear reactors working at present generating 10.15 GW of power, accounting for about 2.2 per cent of the total power production that largely relies on coal and hydel projects," stated IBT.
 

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