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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
07-Apr-11 - 08:35 PM
Thread Name: BS: Japan Nuclear plant disaster, 2011
Subject: RE: BS: Nuclear plant disaster looming
Construction of nuclear reactors continues apace. Sixty reactors are under construction in 15 countries, mostly in Asia.
World Nuclear Association, Jan. 2011.
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf17.html

South Korea has 7 reactors under construction, and 6 more are planned, to bring the total to 34. Its reactor construction industry hopes to export as many as 80 by 2030 (estimate pre-Fukushima). It is building reactors in UAE and Jordan, and is pursuing contracts in Turkey, Malaysia, India, etc.
Reuters, March 28.
Along with Japan, they are major builders of reactors.

Japan's Hitachi says because of the Fukushima disaster, it will decrease its plans for 38 new plants by 3030, but plans to remain in the forefront of reactor sales. President Nakanishi said the company has developed safeguards that would withstand the March 11 quake and tsunami.
Kyodo News, reported in Japan Times, April 8.

Westinghouse has a contract with China for $5.3 billion to build 4 reactors, two at present under construction. In the meantime, China has new designs for advanced reactors in the works. China is building a new reactor in Pakistan and has 2 more in planning stages for that country.

A pebble bed reactor, developed in China, is under construction at Rongcheng, China, started 1 April. Cooling is independent of outside sources. President of CNEG, to the China Business News.
Reactors already approved are not affected by the suspension of new licenses.