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And after those 20 plants are built, it'll increase their nuclear capacity to 58 GWe.... out of 1245 GWe total energy capacity, of which 73% is from coal. For c
by rgbrenner 9y ago
And after those 20 plants are built, it'll increase their nuclear capacity to 58 GWe.... out of 1245 GWe total energy capacity, of which 73% is from coal. For comparison, they produce 34 GWe from two dams: Three Gorges and Yellow River.
Nuclear is kind of a drop in the bucket.
http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/china-nuclear-power.aspx http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-pro...
- melling 9y agoNuclear power in China will pass the United States within 10 years: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-31/china-s-nuclear-power-fleet-seen-overtaking-u-s-within-decade https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-31/china-s-n... Coal is expected to drop to 54%.