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China cabinet approves building of home-grown nuclear reactor
Reuters ^ | Apr 15, 2015 | Reuters

Posted on 04/22/2015 4:56:37 AM PDT by thackney

China gave approval to build a home-grown "third-generation" nuclear reactor, a technology that will help optimize the country's energy mix and also one that Beijing wants to export.

The State Council, or cabinet, said on Wednesday it had approved building a pilot reactor of "Hualong 1" on China's coast, according to a statement posted on the central government's website www.gov.cn, without giving further details.

"It's not only an inevitable choice to diversify clean energy sources, but also helps raise global competitiveness of China's equipment manufacturers...

(Excerpt) Read more at af.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; energy; nuclear
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1 posted on 04/22/2015 4:56:37 AM PDT by thackney
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To: thackney

Just what I need. A nuclear reactor made in China.


2 posted on 04/22/2015 4:58:04 AM PDT by jim_trent
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To: jim_trent

Discounts available for volume purchases.

China to approve up to eight more nuclear reactors this year
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1773417/china-approve-eight-more-nuclear-reactors-year
22 April, 2015

China will approve six to eight nuclear reactors this year, the China Nuclear Industry Association said in an annual report, as it races to meet ambitious capacity targets for 2020.

The association’s general secretary Zhang Huazhu said another eight reactors would go into commercial operation this year, which would be the biggest annual rise in China’s history.

China currently has 23 reactors in commercial operation with a total installed capacity of 21.4 gigawatts. Another 26 are under construction, with additional capacity of 28.5 GW.


3 posted on 04/22/2015 5:01:54 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

China cabinet does what?

4 posted on 04/22/2015 5:05:03 AM PDT by tnlibertarian
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My china cabinet hasn’t let me know it’s opinion yet………..


5 posted on 04/22/2015 5:05:14 AM PDT by basil (2ASisters.org)
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To: jim_trent

Chinese are capable of building quality stuff for a long time already.
The problem this stuff is not cheap.
That is a primary reason why most of the Chinese made things you are familiar with are of low quality. Price, not quality is of the most concern for most customers of consumer goods and it is made this way to cut costs and outprice competitors.


6 posted on 04/22/2015 5:06:58 AM PDT by Paid_Russian_Troll
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Why yes, comrade Xiang. I have recently installed a small, homemade nuclear reactor in my China Cabinet.

When I set the table, the plates simply glow!


7 posted on 04/22/2015 5:17:48 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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8 posted on 04/22/2015 6:47:24 AM PDT by DannyTN
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"Just what I need. A nuclear reactor made in China."

$20 at Walmart, but it breaks when you plug it in.

9 posted on 04/22/2015 6:48:36 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: thackney
"home-grown nuclear reactor"


10 posted on 04/22/2015 6:51:18 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Paid_Russian_Troll
Chinese are capable of building quality stuff for a long time already.

I agree 100%. I have some electronic test equipment made in China that is as good as anything I've seen from Agilent/Keysight. The user manual doesn't have the best literary quality, but the performance is there.

11 posted on 04/22/2015 6:59:40 AM PDT by JackOfVA
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Pre-order one now and use the coupon!


12 posted on 04/22/2015 8:44:16 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: DannyTN

> “$20 at Walmart, but it breaks when you plug it in.”

When it “breaks” is what I am afraid of.


13 posted on 04/22/2015 10:41:04 AM PDT by jim_trent
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