Nuclear Power Capacity to Increase in China

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) says China's State Council has officially approved a plan to expand nuclear power generation capacity to 23 million kilowatts by 2020.

That increase will give China a total of 40 million kilowatts of power or 4% of the total in the country.

The cost for an expansion of 23 million kilowatts – $60 billion…much more if something goes wrong.

The sites for future plants:

Coastal cities in

Guangdong,

Zhejiang,

Shandong,

Jiangsu,

Liaoning and

Fujian provinces

China presently has 11 nuclear reactors in operation and another eight under construction.

What do you think of nuclear power?