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NNadir

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6. China Built 53 Nuclear Reactors in the 21st century, 3 in the 20th, and now has an additional 26 under construction.

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 11:23 PM

Apr 2024

They have a nuclear manufacturing infrastructure that rivals that of the United States in the 1970s.

Unlike the Western World, they have a very real shot at addressing the contribution of climate change of their country. Within 10 years, they will be the world's largest producer of nuclear energy.

Nuclear Reactors in China

The building of a nuclear construction infrastructure is a tremendous engineering achievement which benefits all of humanity. It may be true that China is the most coal dependent nation in the world, but they're doing something about it.

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