To power their man-made islands in the South China Sea, China is aiming to build floating nuclear po

[EmperorScorpious]

[quote]China is planning to build nuclear reactors that will take to the sea to provide power in remote locations, possibly including the controversial man-made islands in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

These small power plants will be built in Chinese shipyards, mounted on large sea-going barges, towed to a remote place where power is needed and connected to the local power grid, or perhaps oil rig.

After pausing its nuclear program after the Fukushima disaster in Japan in 2011, China has since committed to a huge clean energy drive of wind, solar and nuclear generation, each as big as any in the world.

[B]The ambitious 2016 nuclear plan, formalized in China's 13th five-year plan in March, includes completing 58 power reactors by 2020 and building perhaps another 100 gigawatt-sized reactors by 2030, when China would become the largest nuclear power producer in the world.[/B]

As part of this plan China is going to build up to [B]20 floating nuclear plants.[/B]

The plans have raised eyebrows and many are asking: Why are they being planned? Will they be safe? Will they be economic?[/quote]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/28/opinions/china-floating-nuclear-reactors/index.html[/url]

[Instant Mix]

Floating power plants are essentially just static ships with reactors on them? Much like every other nuclear powered vessel currently in use, minus the whole static thing

I'm sure they'll be safe.

[Sprockethead]

Nuclear power aside.

I feel sad for all the reefs china smothered with dirt to build these useless, and highly legally questionable military outposts.