China Breakthroughs: Nuclear Power Gets Major Revival

Nuclear Power Industry

Date posted: 09/21/17

Tom McGregor reports that the nuclear power industry has received negative publicity from its critics, who warns falsely about the perils of meltdowns and radioactive leaks, which have been shown to be of minor impact. The public should not fear such incidents, because the industry has a 40-year history of safety. New technologies and tighter regulations on safety control goes even further to promote additional safety features. China is now leading the way with bold plans to operate over 110 nuclear reactors by 2030, which could surpass the United States, a country that has around 100 nuclear plants running, but with no plans to construct new ones. Zhou Dadi, vice director of China Energy Research Society, told FirstPost, Due to China's mature nuclear technologies and strict safety controls, serious accidents are unlikely to happen. Making such statements does not infer an accident is impossible, but all Chinese nuclear power firms are working together to prevent nuke catastrophes.