October 21, 2015
Recently, while searching for confirmation of the number of new nuclear power plants being constructed in China as reported, I discovered the following article.
The Asahi Shimbun, along with the Democratic Party, the Communist Party, and the Social Democratic Party, have been staging a childish chorus of absolute opposition to nuclear power.
However, the truth unfolding across the world is as follows.
Anyone who read today’s Nikkei Shimbun would have seen that China is now launching an intense business offensive against the United Kingdom, with nuclear power and high-speed rail as their main targets.
Regarding nuclear power, China has decided to provide over 100 billion yen in financial support to Britain's nuclear projects, which had stalled due to lack of funds.
It goes without saying that Japan is China’s strongest rival.
Therefore, undermining and weakening Japan’s nuclear technology must surely be one of China's greatest diplomatic strategies.
It is imperative that as many Japanese people as possible recognize the reality of the Asahi Shimbun, which I have long pointed out is now manipulated by China and South Korea, and realize the horror of how they have long dominated Japan.
All Japanese citizens must immediately awaken to this fact.
The time to dismantle them had long since come.
It is now the moment for Japan to realize that dismantling them is one of the nation’s most urgent tasks.
The Asahi Shimbun has hardly reported on China's offensive toward the United Kingdom, which was extensively covered today by the Nikkei.
Of course they haven’t.
Their stupidity—the reality that they have consistently worked to diminish Japan in line with the intentions of China and South Korea and allowed China’s arrogance to grow unchecked—is now being exposed to the full light of day.
(To be continued.)
The following is from:
http://www.newsclip.be/article/2015/03/11/25016.html
Chinese Nuclear Companies Launch Overseas Offensive, Delivering Reactors to Argentina and Pakistan
March 11, 2015 (Wednesday) 11:03 AM (Thailand Time)
China, through its three major nuclear companies, is strategically focusing on the export of nuclear reactors.
The three state-owned enterprises are:
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), specializing in reactor design and engineering;
State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC);
and China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), renamed from China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group in May 2013, which centers around nuclear power generation.
They are cooperating with each other to promote overseas expansion.
CNNC is also advancing the nuclear fuel cycle business, including uranium enrichment and fuel manufacturing.
On February 4 this year, China decided to export its latest third-generation nuclear power system, "Hualong One," to Argentina.
A partnership agreement was signed to cooperate on the construction of a pressurized water reactor.
Through CNNC, the reactors will be delivered to Argentina’s national nuclear company, NA-SA.
The total scale of the deal is expected to reach 12.8 billion US dollars (5.8 billion for Reactor No.4 and 7.0 billion for Reactor No.5).
Argentina currently operates three nuclear power plants and plans to commission a fourth by 2020.
Two reactors will be delivered for this fourth facility.
Argentina's total generation capacity is currently about 31.2 million kilowatts,
of which only 1.755 million kilowatts come from nuclear power.
The "Hualong One," claimed by China to be "indigenously developed,"
was jointly developed by CGN and CNNC.
It merges CGN’s "ACPR1000," an improved third-generation reactor based on French technology,
with CNNC’s independently developed "ACP1000."
Compared to previous generations, significant improvements were made in preventive measures against serious accidents.
China is pushing forward with overseas expansion.
The government has announced policies supporting the overseas ventures ("Go Global" strategy) of industries like nuclear power and railway equipment manufacturing.
China already has a track record of exporting reactors to Pakistan.
CNNC built the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan, where Unit 1 (325,000 kW) began operations in 2000 and Unit 2 (330,000 kW) in 2011.
China is also seeking to win orders for additional reactors at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant, with completion scheduled within six years.
The investment for the Karachi project is estimated at 9.59 billion yuan (approximately 180 billion yen).
On February 13, 2015, Wang Xiaotao, Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, announced that China had secured contracts to build six reactors in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Romanian authorities announced on October 14, 2014,
that they had designated CGN as the co-investor for the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 3 and Unit 4 project.
On October 17, through Romania’s state-owned Nuclearelectrica,
they indicated their intention to sign a letter of intent for construction.
Romania plans to introduce Chinese technology to expand the country’s only nuclear facility by adding two more reactors through the establishment of a joint venture.
Given the cautious stance of European energy companies, Romania aims to bring in Chinese capital and technology.
SNPTC, which handles the development of China's third-generation nuclear technology,
is aiming to export the "CAP1400," China’s version of the AP-type pressurized water reactor with a 1.4 million kW output.
China is strengthening contacts with nuclear power stakeholders in South Africa, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
Their strategy is to focus on overseas expansion by selling their technical capabilities, brand, and credibility.
On November 7, 2014, China signed a cooperation agreement with South Africa in the field of nuclear power.
The South African Minister of Energy, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, who visited China,
and Wu Xinxiong, Director of China’s National Energy Administration, signed the agreement.
This move marks China’s full-scale entry into South Africa’s nuclear power market, which is expected to be worth 1 trillion rand (approximately 10.3 trillion yen).
Minister Joemat-Pettersson visited SNPTC and showed strong interest in the "CAP1400."
Reportedly, the United Kingdom and other countries have also expressed interest in the CAP1400.
SNPTC, one of China’s major nuclear players, is planning a merger with China Power Investment Corporation, one of the five major power groups.
Despite having extensive technical achievements in third-generation reactor development,
SNPTC had lagged behind CNNC and CGN because it lacked operational licenses for nuclear plants.
The merger with China Power Investment Corporation, which operates nuclear plants, aims to complement this deficiency.
If realized, China’s nuclear industry would shift to a "three-power" system.
Within mainland China, the construction of new nuclear plants is about to resume.
The National Energy Administration of China recently authorized the second phase of construction for the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant in Liaoning Province.
Once the Nuclear Safety Administration grants the construction permit, work can begin immediately.
Hongyanhe is the only nuclear plant in Northeast China.
CGN Power (1816/HK) and China Power Investment Corporation are among its investors.
Units 1 and 2 are already operating, and Units 3 and 4 are scheduled to start within this year.
Phase 2’s Units 5 and 6 are planned with a combined generation capacity of 2,238 megawatts.
After the Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011, China temporarily halted approval of new nuclear plants.
Since the last approval for Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Phase 2 in December 2012, no new projects had been authorized.
However, China has now shifted policy toward promoting nuclear power as part of its environmental and industrial strategies.
In January this year, President Xi Jinping declared nuclear energy a "strategic industry" and emphasized the need to support its development and enhance competitiveness.
According to data from the China Nuclear Energy Association,
as of the end of 2014, China had 22 commercial reactors in operation (20.1 million kW)
and 26 reactors (28.5 million kW) under construction.
China currently has the world’s largest number of reactors under construction.
