CHINA’S LOCAL NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS FACE TOUGH OUTLOOK AS CHINA LOOKS TO 3G PLANTS
January 1st, 2012
BY MARK GODFREY, IN BEIJING
WEAKNESSES in China's nuclear certification system are an obstacle for domestic equipment suppliers wanting to seize market share when the policy-setting National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) approves a new reactor building programme. This has been held up by the Fukushima disaster, but China's local certification regime remains more geared to screening imported equipment rather than encouraging high standards among local equipment providers. Imports of civilian nuclear equipment have to secure China's HAF604 ...
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