By the end of 2007, with the operation of two additional power units at the Tianwan nuclear power station, China's mainland had a total of 11 nuclear power units and had a general installed capacity of 9.1 million kilowatts.
The 11 nuclear power units are mostly pressurized-water reactors: three of which are domestic- made, two from Russia, and four from France. Another two heavy water reactors are from Canada. They are located at the Zhejiang Qin Shan Nuclear Station, at the Guangdong Daya Bay / Lingao Nuclear Plant and at the Jiangsu Tianwan Nuclear Plant.
According to NBS, power production in our country climbed to 3.27 trillion kilowatts per hour (kW/h) in 2007; while the installed capacity of electricity exceeded 0.7 billion kilowatts. Nuclear power production accounts for only 1.9 percent of the generation capacity and only 1.27% of the total installed capacity - far lower than the world's average.
By People's Daily Online
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