Comment by cm2187
14 days ago
What do they mean by “inland”? The vast majority of the chinese population and industry is near the coast.
14 days ago
What do they mean by “inland”? The vast majority of the chinese population and industry is near the coast.
TBH right now I'm wondering about the accuracy of the 2024 Wilson newsletter quote I gave (it could be true) as it stands in contrast to a 2015 Guardian article:
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/25/china-nuclear-...
The context of "inland" here is near rivers and farmland that provide food and water for the population that live in dense urban areas nearer the coast.
Both could be true, just talking about different moratoriums, or one lifted then reimposed, both may have errors, etc.
It really needs a far better China watcher than myself to clarify.
Officials at the NEA technically removed the moratorium in 2014 [0] but it de facto still exists [1] given that they haven't been given priority in 5 Year Plans, massive inland projects like Toahuajiang have been mothballed, and the R&D has moved towards floating nuclear power plants instead.
It makes sense because the Chinese public is like any other public and very NIMBY and scared of meltdowns. The CCP is authoritarian, but they do take public sentiment into account.
Misinformation (some of which is government supported) like the Fukushima Water Discharge and the constant reporting about anti-Nuclear protests in Japan (in an attempt to bloody Japan's nose) also hurt the support of nuclear power in China [2]
[0] - https://fjb.nea.gov.cn/dtyw/jgdt/202311/t20231110_200899.htm...
[1] - https://power.m.ofweek.com/2021-04/ART-35007-8420-30494525.h...
[2] - https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/anti-japanese-feeling-rises-i...