Editor's Notes:

 

Concerns have been raised about China nuclear plants' safety following the radiation leak accident in Japan. As China's first commercial nuclear station, experts said Daya Bay plant has taken many protection meatures to prevent from the accidents. [Nuclear safety at Daya Bay]

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Daya Bay Base

Nuclear Power Plants? Daya Bay?station Ling Ao plant phase I.? Reactors 2 2 Installed capacity? 984 MWe PWR/unit 990?MWe PWR/unit Generating capacity?? 15 billion kWh/year? 15 billion kWh/year? Power sppuply ? 70% to Hong Kong 100% to China Southern Power Grid Coverage 2?square kilometres ?6 square kilometres

Environmental protection:

 

 

Each year, compared with coal-fueled power stations of similar scale, the Daya Bay station and Lingao station reduce the consumption of more than 12 million tons of coal, appropriately 27 million tons of CO2.?[More]?

 

 

 

 

 

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