Chinas nuclear power units have actually preserved strong security efficiency for many years, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Wednesday.The total variety of nuclear power systems on the Chinese mainland has reached 102, including 58 systems with running licenses.
The overall set up capability stands at 113 million kilowatts, ranking very first worldwide in terms of scale, said Hou Yingdong, an official with the ministry, at a press conference.Nuclear power systems in the Chinese mainland have operated securely for more than 600 reactor years, Hou included.
A reactor year describes one reactor operating for a complete year.According to the latest index by the World Association of Nuclear Operators on worldwide nuclear power performance, Chinas nuclear power operation safety performance has actually continued to rank among the very best in the world.Hou kept in mind that the sites of nuclear reactor in China are all far from earthquake-prone locations, and the effects of natural catastrophes such as heavy rain, floods and tsunamis have been totally thought about.
The security of the nuclear reactor is ensured in the face of severe natural disasters, he said.China has also developed the worlds biggest radiation environment quality tracking network, the ministrys official Li Zhiguo stated at the press conference, including that the radiation environment level around nuclear facilities in China has stayed excellent over years.