China starts construction of N-plant

China Friday began the construction of the country's first indigenously-built 1000 MW nuclear power plant in Shenzhen, a booming hi-tech city in south China's Guangdong province.Ling'ao II, one of......

How China stacks up in civilian nuclear power

China's nuclear programme was weapons-driven to begin with. Thoughts about civilian applications arose long after the nuclear arsenal was built up. The weapons themselves are believed to be......