China Seeks Fourth-Generation Nuclear Plant Partners

China, the world’s second-biggest fuel user, is seeking overseas partners to help build fourth- generation nuclear reactors to meet rising clean-energy demand.

China National Nuclear Corp. has started an “experimental program for the fast-reactor technology for commercial use,” Liu Jing, the deputy director of nuclear power at the state-run company, said in an interview in Beijing before a conference. China plans to master the technology by 2020, he said today.

The world’s fastest-growing major economy is developing nuclear energy to help cut reliance on more polluting coal and oil and to meet surging electricity demand. Fourth-generation technology reactors produce minimal radioactive waste and are fuel efficient.

Business Week