Chinese lawmaker suggests developing nuclear energy in inland areas

Development of nuclear energy in China’s inland areas is not only feasible but necessary, said a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), the top legislature of China.

“Now China has the ability to solve safety and environmental protection problems in inland areas, where shortage of primary energy and electricity is showing up while people could afford higher power charges,” said Fan Mingwu, academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and former president of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
China’s current six nuclear power plants with 11 reactors are all located along its economically thriving east and southeast coasts, which faced acute shortage of primary energy and electricity.

With the fast economic growth, short supply of electricity also looms in cental China, so timely actions should be taken to build nuclear power plants to support economic development in this region, Fan said.

People’s Daily