Approvals halted for new nuclear plants
By Liu Yiyu | China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-17 07:58
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A Chinese passenger is warmly greeted upon his arrival from Japan at Qingdao airport, Shandong province, on Wednesday. The passenger, one of 118 Chinese nationals on board flight NH927, left Tokyo upon embassy advice amid the radiation crisis in Japan. More than 3,000 Chinese citizens have already been evacuated from the worst-hit areas. Li Jiheng / Xinhua |
BEIJING - China will suspend approval of new nuclear power stations and assess all nuclear projects, including those under construction, in the wake of the Japan crisis, the State Council said on Wednesday.
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