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CHINA HAS ALREADY SET

UP A FAIRLY COMPLETE

SYSTEM FOR THE

CIRCULATION OF NUCLEAR FUELS

China has set up a fairly comprehensive

circulation

system for the

of nuclear fuels all the way from geological surveys

and mining to component processing and

of uranium ore have been discovered.

post-treatment. Reserves

They can provide ample

nuclear fuel for nuclear power stations.

CHINA HAS THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR POWER

China has thirty years of experience in developing its

nuclear industry and has established a fairly complete system of

nuclear industry. It has built reactors of different types and

has accumulated 140 reactor years of safe management and

possesses a whole range of expert

design and

operation experience. It

technical personnel with

construct

nuclear power

the ability to research,

station equipment. It is presently

engaged in manufacturing a 300 megawatt nuclear power station of

its own design at Qinshan.

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In 1982, after more than 20 years of operation, China's

heavy water reactor was successfully modified, with a new

reactor core replacement. It is still operating safely and

producing radioactive isotopes.

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