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China’s first offshore nuclear plant to deliver in 2020

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersNovember 29, 2017
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China’s first offshore nuclear power station will deliver from a shipyard in 2020 and start working in the South China Sea.

A shipbuilding firm in central China’s Hubei Province has announced it is set to start construction on a marine nuclear power platform which is designed to supply power for the country’s offshore oil drilling platforms and islands.

This first offshore nuclear creator has been created by a joint venture comprising state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), CSIC 719 Research Institute and the Hubei Hongtai State-owned Capital Investment Operation Group.

China has earmarked as many as 20 offshore nuclear plants in the coming years.

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersNovember 29, 2017
8 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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