China has two major nuclear power companies, the China National Nuclear Corporation operating mainly in northeast China, and the China General Nuclear Power Group (formerly known as China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group) operating mainly in south-east China. . According to the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China, as of 31 December 2024, there are 58 nuclear power-plants operating in mainland, second only to the which has 94. The installed power sits at 60.88. . Imported technologyCANDU reactorsIn 1998 construction of two 728 MW reactors at started. The first went online in 2002, the second in 2003. CANDU reactors can use low-grade . China is evaluating the construction of a (HLW) repository in the, probably constructed near Beishan starting around 2041.Starting in about the. . 1950–1958In the, Beijing's initial motivation for developing nuclear power was largely driven by security concerns. Between 1950 and 1958, Chinese nuclear. . The (NNSA), under the (CAEA), is the licensing and regulatory body which. . Most nuclear power plants in China are located on the coast and generally use seawater for cooling in a direct once-through cycle. In 2009, reported that China was placing many of its nuclear plants near large cities, and there was a concern that tens of. . China's domestic is highly concentrated because Chinese policy identifies uranium as a strategic resource and only select companies.
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In 1960, the plans on the construction for nation's first nuclear power plant were submitted to the by the, with support from the who was serving in capacity as to the at that time. In fact, it was Abdus Salam's efforts that led to the approval of the country's first commercial nuclear power plant at the in Karachi, Sindh. During this time, the Ayub administration successfully negotiated the.
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