Reference News Network, November 7 report: France's "Echo" website published an article titled "Nuclear Energy: How China Exports Its Remarkable Reactor Deployment Model" on November 3. The main content is translated as follows:

The world's second-largest economy has significantly accelerated its nuclear energy development in recent years. Media quoted the vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Dong Baotong, who said that China's nuclear power has entered a large-scale construction peak.

According to data from the China Nuclear Energy Association, there are currently 58 operating nuclear reactors in China, with a total installed capacity of nearly 6.1 gigawatts. This places China on par with France, but still lags behind the United States.

The latest report from the China Nuclear Energy Association shows that if the nuclear power plants under construction and those approved for construction are included, China will have 102 nuclear reactors, with a total installed capacity of up to 11.3 gigawatts. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the new nuclear capacity added by China in the past decade is equivalent to the increase over four decades in the United States.

At this rate, China will have the largest nuclear power generation capacity in the world. Yang Changli, the rotating chairman of the China Nuclear Energy Association, stated in April that China's nuclear energy development has entered a new strategic opportunity period, and nuclear energy will further play an important role as a major alternative to high-carbon energy and a key supporter of system safety and stability in the new power system.

Currently, the share of nuclear energy in China's electricity generation remains low, far below France's approximately 70% and the United States' 18%. However, China is exploring the comprehensive application of nuclear energy. According to the China Nuclear Energy Association, it is expected that by 2035, nuclear power generation will account for about 10% of China's total power generation, reducing carbon emissions by about 900 million tons.

In China, nuclear energy aims to meet energy demand and achieve diversified applications. The French Nuclear Energy Association noted in its latest report: "China plans to use nuclear energy for multiple purposes: urban heating, isotope production, hydrogen production, and seawater desalination."

Another goal of the nuclear energy plan is to achieve "decarbonization" of China's economy. As part of the "Battle against Pollution Prevention" announced several years ago, the world's second-largest economy is striving to reduce its reliance on coal by shutting down old power plants, vigorously developing renewable energy and nuclear energy. China has set two goals: to reach carbon dioxide emissions peaking before 2030, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Developing nuclear energy is also a way for China to enhance its technological level and export professional technology abroad. China had long relied on foreign technology, but now has fully mastered all major technologies.

China is turning its gaze to the global stage, promising to help other countries enter the increasingly open civilian nuclear energy field at a low cost in the short term.

Economist Enrique Schneider summarized: "The growing presence of China in Asia, Africa, and Latin America clearly demonstrates its nuclear energy ambitions. Beijing provides a comprehensive package solution, including technology, infrastructure development, power plant maintenance, and financing."

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