Xinhuanet Beijing April 21
The new National Energy Commission held its first meeting on the 18th, putting "nuclear power" on the headlines of major financial and economic media. Authoritative experts said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency that China's speeding up of nuclear power projects at this time is based on adequate safety guarantees.
At the meeting of the National Energy Commission, Premier Li Keqiang said that on the premise of adopting the highest international safety standards and ensuring safety, the construction of new nuclear power projects in the eastern coastal areas should be started in a timely manner.
Experts said that this is an important meeting for the new government to set the strategic direction of energy development. Speeding up the launch of new nuclear power projects is a measure to ensure growth and is an important measure to optimize the energy structure.
Zhou Dadi, former director of the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission and deputy director of the China Energy Research Association, told reporters that the meeting showed that the government attaches great importance to the safe construction of clean energy, indicating that China's energy market is being extensively dominated by coal. Development, towards a green and low-carbon development model.
Zhou Dadi suggested that the government should promote the selection of coastal nuclear power project sites as soon as possible and expedite approval, so as to implement and promote the truly safe restart of nuclear power projects and prepare for the construction and development of inland nuclear power during the “13th Five-Year Plan”.
As for why to choose to start a new nuclear power project in the coastal area, China National Nuclear Corporation researcher Chu Xuhui said in an interview with reporters that this is mainly because this region belongs to a more economically developed province in China, and the demand for energy in production and life is high, resulting in fossils such as coal Energy consumption is huge.
Chu Xuhui also said that prioritizing the development of nuclear power projects in the eastern coastal areas can also take advantage of existing economic development and stimulate the development of related construction and manufacturing industries, thereby driving the growth of GDP, while reducing energy costs and saving transportation costs. To reduce air and water pollution.
Zhang Huazhu, chairman of the China Nuclear Energy Industry Association, said on the 17th that by 2020, China ’s installed and under construction nuclear power installations will reach 88 million kilowatts, and nuclear energy companies will make greater contributions to improving China ’s energy structure, combating climate change and preventing air pollution. .
Zhang Huazhu said that nuclear power is a new force of China's clean energy, safe, reliable and economical, and has irreplaceable comprehensive advantages. Take China ’s first nuclear power plant in China as an example. In 2013, the company generated 51.297 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity safely, which is equivalent to reducing 55 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The environmental benefits are equivalent to planting a forest in Beijing. .
With regard to nuclear power projects, ordinary people are most concerned about safety and environmental issues. The Fukushima nuclear leak in Japan has aroused widespread concern in the international community, and has also deepened public fears and concerns about nuclear power project facilities.
In this regard, Zhou Da said that a positive attitude should be adopted for the safe use of nuclear power, and that the danger of nuclear energy is a misunderstanding, which is largely due to information asymmetry. China's nuclear power has sufficient safety guarantees, and people need not talk about "nuclear" discoloration.
First of all, not only nuclear power, but also the corresponding safeguard system for the safe use of all nuclear energy. Second, China has extremely strict review and construction operation standards for nuclear power projects. China has accumulated a wealth of experience in nuclear power construction and operation, which has never appeared Nuclear leaks and other accidents. He suggested increasing the promotion of nuclear energy so that people have a clear understanding of clean energy such as nuclear power.
Chu Xuhui suggested that China should strive to establish the world's highest nuclear power project safety standards, which are higher than those set by international agencies. For example, it is equipped with a passive cooling device to ensure that it can still run even if the power system is completely interrupted.