China Makes $31 Billion Nuclear Push With Record Approvals
- Beijing gives go-ahead to 11 reactors across five regions
- The country approved 10 units in each of the last two years
The Tianwan Nuclear Power Station Unit 8 under construction in Jiangsu Province in 2024.
Photographer: Li Bo/Xinhua/Getty Images
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China approved 11 nuclear reactors across five sites on Monday, a record amount of permits as the government leans even more heavily on atomic energy to support its push to cut emissions.
The State Council greenlighted the new reactors in sites spread across Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Guangxi, state-run China Energy News reported. The total investment for all 11 units will be at least 220 billion yuan ($31 billion) with construction taking about five years, according to financial publication Jiemian.