Over 200 defects, trouble with construction found at Chinese nuclear plants

Chinese authorities found at least 200 cases of defective construction or trouble at the country's nuclear plants between 2011 and 2024, prompting them to instruct the industry to boost safety measures, according to their reports.These cases include issues with the piping design of the AP1000, a next-generation reactor developed by major U.S. nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric Co., which has been adopted at two complexes in China.The revelations come as China rapidly expands its atomic power generation capacity, which is expected to become the world's largest by 2030.A Japanese nuclear powe…READ FULL ARTICLE