2012-03-07 (China Military News cited from IANS) -- A company has started building the first China-made reactor to process radioactive nuclear power plant waste, researchers said Wednesday.
Changsha Boiler Plant Co., Ltd. (CBP) started building the plasma furnace Tuesday in central Hunan Province, said Huang Wenyou, director with the national energy ... READ MORE

2012-03-05 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) -- A Chinese scientist on Monday joined other political advisors expressing confidence in China's nuclear power industry, saying the country's nuclear power stations are safe.
"We should have full confidence in the nuclear power safety," Yang Qi, honorary president of the Nuclear Power Institute ... READ MORE

2012-03-04 (China Military News cited from China Daily) -- The first China-engineered improved third-generation nuclear power plant will be showcased in Putian county, Fujian province, by as early as 2013, Chen Bingde, chief engineer of Nuclear Power Institute of China and a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ... READ MORE

2012-02-24 (China Military News cited from fas.org and by Hans M. Kristensen) -- At about the same time nuclear arms reduction opponents last week incorrectly accused the Obama administration of considering “reckless” cuts in nuclear forces that would leave the United States “with fewer warheads than China,” Congress received its annual ... READ MORE

2012-02-21 (China Military News cited from Xinhua ) -- The National Energy Administration (NEA) said Monday that it has launched a series of research and development (R&D) projects to improve emergency response mechanisms for nuclear power plants in case of extreme disasters.
Learning from Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis, which occurred after ... READ MORE

2012-02-18 (China Military News cited from allthingsnuclear.org and by Gregory Kulacki) -- In an editorial today the Washington Times made two key factual errors in describing China’s nuclear arsenal and Chinese involvement in strategic nuclear arms control.
First, it claimed China may have the largest nuclear arsenal in the world. That ... READ MORE

2012-02-16 (China Military News cited from 21cbh.com) -- China’s installed nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 80 million kilowatts by 2020, the National Energy Administration said in a Feb.14 report, beating experts’ expectations of 60-70 million kilowatts.
Challenging as it is, the ambitious target may signal the government’s attempt to ... READ MORE

2012-02-15 (China Military News cited from China Daily and by Xiao Yuan) -- As a global pioneering nuclear energy company, the US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has been following the rich history in the nation and playing an active role in the domestic nuclear energy sector since the 1990s. The country is ... READ MORE

2012-02-06 (China Military News cited from Xinhua) -- A newspaper affiliated with China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on Thursday called on the government and society to dispel rumors following a falsified report about nuclear leaks.
The Xinhua Daily Telegraph called for more transparency and openness in political affairs, asking authorities to ... READ MORE