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Chinese energy experts have poured scorn on proposals for a Russian-built nuclear power plant in the country’s north-eastern city of Harbin.<\/p>\n

State nuclear company Rosatom is considering a Chinese proposal to construct new reactors at an inland site in Heilongjiang province, according to a Russian news report, which was republished on the website of China’s commerce ministry.<\/p>\n

The story has received a sceptical reception in the Chinese media, with one report pointing out<\/a> that there is already an electricity surplus in the north-east and so no need to build nuclear power plants.<\/p>\n

Industry experts have also expressed doubt about the plan. He Zuoxiu, a former state nuclear physicist and prominent critic of China’s nuclear strategy, told chinadialogue<\/i> that “the Central Committee [of the Communist Party of China] won’t approve it,” and said the idea was likely  to have originated from local government. He, who is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has long argued that it would be dangerous for China to build nuclear plants inland. Current policy only permits construction on the coast.<\/p>\n

He continued: “Russia has better technology for inland nuclear power plants than we do, but it’s not just a matter of technology—there’s also management systems and experience. We don’t have that experience and if we rush in then there are very real safety concerns.”<\/p>\n

Tao Guangyuan, executive director of the Sino-German Renewable Energy Cooperation Centre, is also doubtful that the plans will go ahead. He said safety was a “major concern” following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. Tao added that China is currently trialling third-generation reactor technology imported from the US, and that if inland nuclear power plants are to be built it is the more stable third-generation, or even fourth-generation, reactor designs that should be used.  <\/p>\n

The Fukushima crisis led to a 19-month moratorium on nuclear power construction in China, which ended last year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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