China mulls converting coal-fired power plants to nuclear facilities

Targeting its overwhelming coal power capacity – enough to run the entire United States – China is investigating plans to convert retiring coal-fired plants into nuclear power stations. Driven by decarbonisation goals and land scarcity, this “Coal to Nuclear” (C2N) strategy proposes leveraging retiring plants’ grid and water access for compact, meltdown-proof reactors, potentially offering a faster path to clean…

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