China to use own uranium resources to meet growing nuclear demand RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED November 19, 2010 China will rely on its own resources of uranium to meet a mounting demand for nuclear power, the Xinhua news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Thursday. "The exploration and exploitation of domestic uranium will be prioritized for the country's mid- and long-term development of nuclear power," Lu Xiaoming, director of the Nuclear Fuel Division of the China Atomic Energy Authority, told a new conference in north China's Tianjin. "We should rely on our own resources to acquire uranium," Lu said. "We will intensify our geological survey efforts to have a clear understanding of uranium resources, and bring technical innovation to the exploration and exploitation of uranium for greater efficiency," he said. In 2007, China approved plans to develop the country's nuclear power industry, which aims to reach a power capacity of 40,000 megawatts by 2020. However, the National Energy Administration believes this goal can be achieved as soon as 2015. In September, China completed construction of a 9,190 megawatt capacity nuclear power plant, with a 27,730 megawatt capacity plant currently under construction. Other news: Arctic expedition diary, blog one We're setting out tomorrow around 11 a.m. after a visit by Sergei Ivanov and possibly a news conference. Iran set to load fuel in Bushehr nuclear reactor Iran will start injecting fuel into the core of its first nuclear reactor at the Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday. China signed Framework Agreement with Belgium in MOX-fuel production GDF Suez subsidiary takes part in the deal. |
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