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Russia: Will help China overtake US on nuclear power

The United States operates the world's largest network of nuclear reactors, with nearly 97 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and heads of foreign delegations arrive for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, on September 3. Reuters
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Russia will help China overtake the United States as the world's biggest producer of nuclear power, the chief of Russia's Rosatom state nuclear corporation said in comments broadcast on state TV on Wednesday after talks in Beijing.

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The United States operates the world's largest network of nuclear reactors, with nearly 97 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity.

China is racing to build dozens of reactors though and had 53.2 GW of operating nuclear power reactor capacity as of April 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

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"China has ambitious plans for the development of atomic energy. The task has been set to catch up and surpass the United States in installed capacity, which means reaching a capacity of more than 100 gigawatts," Alexei Likhachev, the Rosatom chief, told Russian state television.

Asked by state television if Russia would help China in that target, Likhachev said: "Of course. We will help. We are already helping."

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Russia has already helped build four nuclear reactors in China and is building four more and China needs a large amount of uranium and nuclear fuel for its ambitious plans, Likhachev said.

As a result China will need to develop a new generation of closed nuclear fuel cycle reactors based on Russian technology, he said.

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