Geography
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Taishan Fangchenggang Hongshiding Pengze
Shidaowan Taohuajiang Xianning Xiaomoshan Wuhu Changjiang Nuclear power plants in China (view)
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Most nuclear power plants in China are located on the coast and generally use seawater for cooling a direct once-through cycle. The New York Times has reported that China is placing many of its nuclear plants near large cities, and there is a concern that tens of millions of people could be exposed to radiation in the event of an accident. China's neighboring Guangdong and Lingao nuclear plants have around 28 million people within a 75-kilometre radius that covers Hong Kong.
China is evaluating the construction of a high level waste (HLW) repository in the Gobi Desert, probably constructed near Beishan starting around 2041.
Read more about this topic: Nuclear Energy In China
Famous quotes containing the word geography:
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—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)