MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will assist China overtake the US because the world’s largest producer of nuclear energy, the chief of Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear company mentioned in feedback broadcast on state TV on Wednesday after talks in Beijing.
The USA operates the world’s largest community of nuclear reactors, with practically 97 gigawatts (GW) of put in capability.
China is racing to construct dozens of reactors although and had 53.2 GW of working nuclear energy reactor capability as of April 2024, based on the U.S. Power Info Administration.
“China has bold plans for the event of atomic vitality. The duty has been set to catch up and surpass the US in put in capability, which suggests reaching a capability of greater than 100 gigawatts,” Alexei Likhachev, the Rosatom chief, advised Russian state tv.
Requested by state tv if Russia would assist China in that focus on, Likhachev mentioned: “After all. We are going to assist. We’re already serving to.”
Russia has already helped construct 4 nuclear reactors in China and is constructing 4 extra and China wants a considerable amount of uranium and nuclear gasoline for its bold plans, Likhachev mentioned.
Consequently China might want to develop a brand new era of closed nuclear gasoline cycle reactors primarily based on Russian expertise, he mentioned.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Man FaulconbridgeEditing by Andrew Osborn)
