China Approves 10 New Reactors in Nuclear Power Ramp-Up (1)

China’s State Council approved 10 new reactors on Sunday in a vote of confidence for nuclear power to remain central to the nation’s clean energy transition.

It’s the fourth year in a row that China has approved at least 10 new reactors. The nation has 30 under construction, nearly half the global total, and is expected to leapfrog the US to become the world’s largest atomic energy generator by the end of the decade.

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The 10 latest reactors are expected to cost a total of 200 ...