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China Leads Global Small Reactor Race as Russia, India Advance
China has commissioned operational SMRs, Russia is constructing new units with exports planned, and India aims for demonstration reactors within 5-6 years to meet net-zero goals.
- China's Linglong-1 , the first land-based commercial small modular reactor, entered peak installation at Hainan Nuclear Power Co. in 2023.
- Linglong-1 was independently developed by CNNC, passed the IAEA safety review in 2016, and aligns with China's 14th Five-Year Plan for advanced nuclear technology.
- This third-generation SMR produces 125 megawatts of electricity and generates approximately one billion kilowatt-hours each year, supplying energy to roughly 526 thousand households while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 880 thousand tons annually.
- Lindsay Krall of Stanford noted that most SMR designs may increase nuclear waste by factors of 2 to 30, complicating waste management and public acceptance.
- Linglong-1 supports China's carbon goals by reducing fossil fuel reliance and could position China as a global leader in small modular reactor technology exports.
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