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China could approve another 100 nuclear reactors over the coming decade, according to an industry lobby group, as the nation turns itself into the world’s biggest operator of atomic power and potentially a major exporter of the technology. After greenlighting a record 11 reactors so far in 2024, Beijing could commit to a “realistic target” of 10 new approvals each year through 2035, Tian Jiashu, deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Nuclear Society, said at the BloombergNEF Summit in Shanghai on Tuesday. Such a rate of expansion would see China’s nuclear power capacity almost quadrupling to 200 gigawatts by 2035, enough to meet 10% of electricity demand, Tian said. It could then double to 400 gigawatts by 2060, supplying 16% of total consumption at that point, he said.
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