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resources.
This has
resulted in an odd
reserves of energy
situation in which our country's economic centres are tilted
towards the east, while energy resource centres are biased
towards the west. Therefore, in line with the world trend in
energy development,
and the situation in our country's energy resources and transportation system, our country's energy policy will be as follows. While putting great effort to develop fire-
time and hydro-generated power, nuclear
nuclear energy will at the same
be developed with priority and by progressive steps. As a supplement to China's energy resources, nuclear energy will
used to solve energy shortage in the south-eastern coastal region, where industries are more developed, conventional energy is scanty, and transportation is tight, and lay the foundation
for further development of the region.
be
Our country has good conditions for developing nuclear
power.
First of all, we have more than thirty years of experience in nuclear industry, and have identified considerable amount of uranium ore reserves, which lays a necessary material
basis for developing nuclear energy.
On the production of
reactor fuel, we have established a relatively comprehensive reactor fuel cycle in respect of the extraction of uranium, ore enrichment, manufacture of fuel pellets and disposal of spent fuel, etc. Secondly, our country has had experience in the design, construction and operation of reactors. We have designed
and constructed more than ten production reactors, research
reactors and power reactors on our own, accumulating over 160 reactor years of experience
in operation and management. The Qinshan Nuclear Plant, of our country's own design, is currently
under construction. Thirdly, the research and manufacture of
nuclear installations, related equipment, and reactor metallurgy in our country have already had a certain level of development. As early as in the process of research and making of atomic
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