Fallout From Japanese Disaster: China Puts Brakes on Nuke Power
Citing concerns over Fukushima Daiichi, China has called for a timeout in the development of the world's largest nuclear fleet.
The announcement, made March 16 by China's State Council, or Cabinet, could affect four AP1000s being built by The Shaw Group and Westinghouse, two others the group is helping to design, and two reactors being developed by Areva. China is currently building 25 nuclear reactors and had planned to have 80 GW of nuclear power online by 2020. The country has six nuclear reactors along the country's eastern and southern coasts.