Chinese nuclear power generating units have met Jaleel Johnson Vikings Jersey , and even exceeded, global standards, a national industry safety official said in the runup to the country's restart of its nuclear power program and the export of nuclear equipment and services.
The nuclear power industry has been operating safely for three decades in China, Guo Chengzhan, deputy director of the National Nuclear Safety Administration Pat Elflein Vikings Jersey , said on Wednesday.
On Thursday, President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang sent their congratulations to China's nuclear leaders to mark the country's 60th anniversary in the field. They pledged that China would seek to heighten its nuclear technologies in an all-around way and seek to supply nuclear power facilities to a global market, Xinhua News Agency reported.
"China has encountered no major safety alarms since its first nuclear power plant began construction in 1985," Guo said.
Currently, China operates 22 nuclear power units and has another 26 under construction Danielle Hunter Vikings Jersey , the most units under construction in the world, he said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency uses a seven-level rating scale for nuclear accidents, ranging from Level 1 - which includes accidents of little or no consequence - up to Level 7, major accidents such as the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan in 2011.
"A Level 1 accident involves a security warning for technicians at a nuclear power plant; it has no influence on surrounding areas," said Tang Bo Eric Kendricks Vikings Jersey , a safety administration official. Tang added that, in the past 20 years, China has not seen any accident above Level 1, thanks to its rigorous nuclear security practices.
After the Fukushima incident, China suspended approvals of nuclear plant construction to revise its safety standards. Now the country is ready to restart some of its power plants Trae Waynes Vikings Jersey , Guo said.
The national energy authorities have released a plan to change the country's energy