China’s state-owned companies are close to completing construction of the country’s first offshore nuclear reactor. The first reactor will be soon deployed at drilling platforms in the Bohai Sea in northern China. Analysts expect future reactors wwould be sited on islands engineered and constructed by China in the South China Sea. The Spratly Islands have been a source of contention with other countries in the region.
Speaking at a recent industry meeting, Zhang Nailiang, an engineer with the China Shipbuilding Industry Corp., said the nuclear technology has matured and the company is ready to put up the first demonstration project in the Bohai Sea.