Abstract:

It is China's realistically choice to develop nuclear power, which is one of the practical approaches to carbon emission reduction. This paper compares the situations of nuclear power development and technology as well as resources both in the world and in China. The results indicate that there still has a long way to go for China's nuclear power industry not only in the total installed capacity but in the share of nuclear electricity, even the country has began to develop its nuclear power industry since 1970s. In reference to technique, all the generators of both in operation and under construction in China belong to the second generation technique, namely pressure water reactor. In the meantime, all the nuclear power stations in China are located in east coastal area, where the economy is thriving while energy is scarce. More importantly, China has a poor image in uranium resource, and to improve the country's resource supply in the future will rely on both the domestic and the international markets.