China Announces Plan for $7.5 billion Nuclear Power Plant

China's total power consumption in the first quarter of this year grew by 12%. It may be more but the meter readers couldn't see through the smoot caused by the burning coal.

China sees nuclear power as a clean alternative to its abundant but dirty coal resources. Did I say coal was dirty?

China's state-owned China National Nuclear Corp. will be the builder for the new plant set for Yueyang, a city in Hunan province - a second for the province.    Continue reading...