Title: Present status and future outlook of China's nuclear power development

Authors: Li Zhidong

Addresses: Department of Management and Information Systems Science, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka-Machi, Nagaoka, 940-2188, Japan

Abstract: This study has identified the current trends in China|s nuclear power development and provided a long-term outlook. There are many unfavourable factors, such as weak competitiveness and the back-end disposal problem of radioactive wastes, but the nuclear power capacity is very likely to increase from 6.7GW in 2004 to more than 31GW in 2020 and 50GW in 2030.

Keywords: China; nuclear power; nuclear energy; rapid expansion lines; steady-going lines; nuclear capacity.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2005.007776

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2005 Vol.24 No.3/4, pp.267 - 279

Published online: 15 Sep 2005 *

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