Why China is betting on big nuclear reactors

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It’s a tale of two nuclear industries.

In China, large reactors are coming together at a stunning pace.

The country has nearly doubled its nuclear fleet since 2016, reaching nearly 60 gigawatts of total power capacity.

The new facilities are nearly all gigawatt-scale pressurized-water reactors.

Meanwhile, the US has built just two reactors in that…

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