Nuclear energy is a symbol of national core competitiveness
Source: Huizhou Daily. Date: 2015-04-02.
Nuclear energy is an indispensable part of national strategy. Under the global low-carbon development trend, mastering advanced nuclear energy technology will become a symbol of a country's core competitiveness. Nuclear energy should become China's strategic high-tech field. It is necessary to form an independent innovative nuclear industry brand and strive to achieve a strategic competitive advantage in the world.
Developing nuclear power is in line with national security and energy strategies
First, the development of nuclear power is conducive to ensuring national strategic security and ensuring the status of a country as a nuclear power. Nuclear technology is an important guarantee for the independent security of the international community today. In the context of China's accession to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, "Keeping the nuclear in the people" is a complete reservation and development of nuclear An important way of technical level. Under the premise of ensuring safety, the proper development of nuclear power is conducive to maintaining and promoting the integrity and sustainable development of China's nuclear science and technology industry system, enhancing China's nuclear deterrent and establishing its status as a nuclear power.
In addition, the development of nuclear power is conducive to ensuring national energy security. The diversification of primary energy is an important guarantee for the national energy security strategy. China's per capita energy resource share is low and its distribution is uneven. To ensure the long-term stable supply of energy in China, nuclear energy will become an essential alternative energy source.
Conducive to adjusting the energy structure and improving the atmospheric environment
From the aspect of environmental protection, the development of nuclear power is conducive to adjusting the energy structure and improving the atmospheric environment. China's primary energy is mainly coal. For a long time, coal power generation accounted for more than 80% of the total power generation. Compared with thermal power, nuclear power does not emit sulfur dioxide, soot, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. Replacing part of thermal power with nuclear power can not only reduce the total amount of coal mining, transportation and combustion, but also an effective way for the power industry to reduce pollution and an important measure to mitigate the global greenhouse effect.
In addition, the development of nuclear power is conducive to improving the level of equipment manufacturing and promoting scientific and technological progress. The nuclear power industry is a high-tech industry, in which the design and manufacture of nuclear power equipment has high technological content, strict quality requirements, and high industrial relevance, involving dozens of industries upstream and downstream. Accelerating the autonomous construction of nuclear power is conducive to the promotion and application of new and high technologies, and promotes technological innovation. It will play an important role in improving the overall technology, materials and processing levels of China's manufacturing industry.