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| China to Team with Russia, Japan, France for 4th gen Nukes |
| 2010-05-21 |
| China, the world's second-biggest fuel user, is in talks with Russia and France on possible cooperation to build fourth-generation nuclear reactors as global demand for clean energy rises. China National Nuclear Corp. may cooperate with France on research, with Russia on engineering and construction and with Japan on safety technology, Xu Mi, chief engineer at the China Institute of Atomic Energy, spoke to Bloomberg in an interview in Beijing. China wants to build its own brand of atomic technology for export, Xu Yuming, vice secretary general of China Nuclear Energy Association, said today. The world's fastest-growing major economy is developing nuclear energy to cut reliance on more polluting coal and oil and meet domestic consumption. China's self-sufficiency in reactor design and construction and its emergence as an exporter of nuclear technology would increase competition for Areva SA and Electricite de France SA, Europe's biggest power producers. “If China is doing 10 pressurized water reactors a year, there'll be a big economic incentive to do something better,' said Steve Kidd, head of strategy and research at World Nuclear Association, referring to China's foray into fourth-generation reactors. “The technology could come earlier than people think, could be 2025.' State-owned China National Nuclear may start building two 800-megawatt experimental fast reactors around 2013 and operations may start before 2020, said Xu Mi. Fourth-generation technology reactors produce minimal radioactive waste and are fuel efficient. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #4 It would be interesting to see what the absence of long-distance power transmission would do for energy prices, both in terms of transmission and maintenance costs, but also in terms of Enron's favorite way to up revenues. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-21 22:34 |
| #3 I'm personally convinced the future of energy production is in mini-nuclear plants. Amongst other consequences they will obsolete national/large scale power grids. And without the ability to import power of unknown provenance, so called Green power will be killed stone dead, or prove itself in the localities it actually makes sense (probably not many). |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-05-21 19:49 |
| #2 BTW, have I said SCORPRIO + Dr. Babe is from GUAM! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-21 19:07 |
| #1 FYI NEWS KERALA > seems approxi 2.0 MILYUHN CHIN KIDDIES AGE FIVE OR YOUNGER die every year due to "INDOOR AIR POLLUTION". Indir anuther reason for the US-World to find the JOHN FORD = "MODEL T" FRANKEN GENIUS OF CHEAP, MASS PRODUC NUCPOWER SOURCES FOR CONSUMER USE. D *** NG IT, SPRINGFIELD, HIS NAME IS "SCORPIO", HE HAS THE "DOOMSDAY DEVICE" + BIKINI-CLAD TECHNO-ASSASSIN BABE GIRLFRIEND, + HE'S ANGRY AT UN-CRATS FOR THINKING THAT A "US/TEDDY ROOSEVELT" BUILT, MILE(s)-LONG, CHANNEL-WIDE HEAVY BRIDGE WILL COLLAPSE BY ITSELF = SURRENDER LIKE FRANCE! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-21 19:05 |