China General Nuclear (CGN) has announced that two of its new nuclear power reactors – Fangchenggang unit 1 and Yangjiang unit 3 – both completed 168-hour test runs and entered commercial operation on 1 January.
World Nuclear News 5th Jan 2016 read more »
Nuclear advocates take hope from China’s plan for 58GW of new nuclear capacity, writes Zhang Chun. But nuclear’s share of China’s power supply is in long term decline, and the target is likely to be missed as faster, cheaper, nimbler renewables surge ahead.
Ecologist 5th Jan 2016 read more »