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title: "By the end of this year, China is expected to have 70 operational nuclear power units, with units under construction accounting for more than half of the global total"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282298160.md"
description: "According to domestic media reports, the National Nuclear Safety Administration disclosed at an event that authorities have issued operating licenses for 62 nuclear power units and construction licenses for 39 units, which means that the current scale of nuclear power under construction in China accounts for more than half of the global total, and the total number of operating units is expected to reach 70 by the end of this year"
datetime: "2026-04-10T06:18:41.000Z"
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# By the end of this year, China is expected to have 70 operational nuclear power units, with units under construction accounting for more than half of the global total

According to domestic media reports, the National Nuclear Safety Administration disclosed at an event that authorities have issued operating licenses for 62 nuclear power units and construction licenses for 39 units, making China's current nuclear power construction scale account for more than half of the global total, with the total number of operating units expected to reach 70 by the end of this year

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