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China on Track to Supplant US as Top Nuclear Energy Purveyor

John Xie

   Experts say China is on a course to displace the United States as the
   global leader in the production and sale of nuclear power generation,
   providing yet another avenue for Beijing's drive to become the world's
   leading economic and diplomatic power.

   A recent study published in Strategic Studies Quarterly, a journal
   sponsored by the U.S. Air Force, found that since 2000, 96 nuclear
   reactors have been connected to the grid in 13 countries. Of these, 45
   were constructed in China and 12 in Russia.

   The paper also pointed out that of the 54 reactors under construction
   in countries around the world, 20 are related to China or Russia, and
   13 are designed by China.

   Arguably the most complex energy resource, nuclear energy has been
   losing popularity in the United States even as demand is expanding
   elsewhere, especially in emerging countries whose economies and
   electricity demand are growing sharply.

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