China becoming strong nuclear power advocate

China says (whether or not I believe them) that they are going to work to clean up their energy act. They probably have to, to remain economically competitive and to keep the peasants from revolting.

Part of their plan is increased nuclear power, which is obviously the right thing to do. Here's what they say:

"Premier Wen is now putting a line under laissez-faire development and the focus is increasingly on nuclear power and renewable energy. About 16 percent of China's electricity came from renewable sources in 2006, led by the world's largest number of hydroelectric generators. Further, China has the largest wind resources in the world with three-quarters of them offshore."

in conjunction with

"Zhang Guobao, director of China's National Energy Administration, spoke earlier this month of China's development of nuclear power projects, 21 of which are under construction in the country. Currently, China has 11 nuclear power projects in operation."

So they are continuing to implement nuclear power, which is better than coal both for climate and for simple breathing.

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