China Opens Nuclear Power Plants to Public

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China is currently building 30 reactors accounting for nearly half of the global construction pipeline.

China is giving people a peek behind the curtain of its nuclear power industry. On August 7, the Ningde nuclear power plant in Fujian province opened its doors to the public for the first time. Visitors were able to see the plant's reactor, control room, and other facilities.

This is part of a new trend in China, where nuclear power plants are being opened to the public as part of a push to promote nuclear energy. China is currently building 30 reactors, accounting for nearly half of the global construction pipeline. The United States has the largest number of nuclear power stations with 94 reactors, but it took the country nearly 50 years to build them. China is on track to build its 30 reactors in just 15 years.

The opening of nuclear power plants to the public is a sign of China's growing confidence in its nuclear safety record. China has a strong nuclear safety record, with no major accidents in its 40-year history of nuclear power generation.