Coal dependency is a big problem for China: No wonder it has an eye on a nuclear-powered future. Richard Martin is MIT Technology Review’s senior editor for energy. In this article, he describes the state-of-the-art nuclear technology that Chinese researchers are building – based on research that US scientists discarded in the 1960s. Martin conveys infectious enthusiasm for the technology that makes many uncomfortable, especially since the Fukushima Daiichi accident. Martin clearly explains the science behind a safer and cheaper methodology to generate nuclear power. Whether you support or fear nuclear power, getAbstract encourages you to read this accessible article.
In this summary, you will learn
- How China’s Shanghai Institute has partnered with a US research lab to build molten-salt reactor nuclear power plants,
- How nuclear power will end China’s coal dependency and
- Why Silicon Valley investors and new companies are banking on nuclear power technology.
About the Author
Richard Martin is the senior editor for energy at MIT Technology Review and the author of Coal Wars.
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