8. China leads in nuke capacity

With 24 nuclear power blocks under construction and a planned capacity of 25.4 gigawatts, China now has the world’s largest nuclear power capacity under construction, according to a December 26 report of the National Development and Reform Commission.

China recently started constructing the Taishan nuclear plant in Guangdong province, which is expected to be the world’s largest after completion. A total of 50.2 billion yuan ($7.35 billion) was invested in the first-phase project, whose unit capacity can amount to 1.75 million kilowatts.

According to China’s nuclear power plants long and mid-term development plan, the installed capacity is expected to reach 40 million kilowatts by 2020 generating 260 billion to 280 billion kilowatt hours of electricity each year, accounting for 4 percent to 6 percent of the country's total.

China now has 11 nuclear reactors in operation, with a total nuclear power installed capacity of 9.08 gW.

8、核发电能力居世界之首

国家发展与改革委员会2009年12月26日发布报告称，目前中国共有24个在建核电站，计划发电能力将达254亿瓦特，在建核电产能居世界之首。

前不久，广东台山核电站开工，竣工后有望成为世界规模最大的核电站。一期工程共投资502亿元（73.5亿美元），单位发电量可达175万千瓦。

据中国核电站中长期发展规划，中国的核电装机容量有望于2020年达到4000万千瓦时，年发电量将达2600亿至2800亿千瓦时之间，占全国发电总量的4%至6%。

目前中国共有11个正在运转的核反应堆，核电装机容量达90.8亿千瓦特。