As China forges ahead with advanced reactors, the US is taking the slow road

摘要

It seems obvious: if you're planning a new generation of nuclear power stations, you should invest in the most advanced and efficient designs available. Yet thafs not what seems to be happening in the US,rnThe first new nuclear power plants on American soil for 30 years could soon be under construction. President Barack Obama has promised tens of billions of dollars in loan guarantees for reactor builders, of which $8.3 billion was last month committed to backthe construction of two Westinghouse AP1000 light water reactors.