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By Global Times Published: Apr 14, 2021 06:33 PM
Photo taken on December 22, 2018 shows generators of the second phase at Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang city in East China s Jiangsu Province. Photo: Xinhua
China has taken the global lead in nuclear energy construction capacity, as the installed capacity of nuclear power generating units under construction remained the world s largest in the past few years with 17 units currently under construction, according to the Blue Book of Nuclear Energy 2021 released by China Nuclear Energy Association on Wednesday.
A total of 17 nuclear power generating units are under construction with a total capacity of 18.53 million kilowatts, CNEA Secretary General Zhang Tingke said in an interview with CCTV on Wednesday, adding that all nuclear power projects under construction are making steady progress, and China has fully mastered the core technology of manufacturing advanced nuclear power equipment.