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Article: Japan : China s Nuclear Expansion to Exceed Forecast, Japan Steel Says.
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- September 7, 2009
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Byline: rakshali03
Japan Steel Works Ltd., which makes reactor parts for Areva SA, Toshiba Corp. and rivals, more than doubled its forecast for China s nuclear plant construction because of stimulus spending and environmental pressures.
The country may build about 22 reactors in the five years ending 2010 and 132 units thereafter, compared with a company estimate last year for a total 60 reactors, President Ikuo Sato said in an interview. Japan Steel Works has the only plant that makes the central part of a large-size nuclear reactor s containment vessel in a single piece, reducing radiation risk.
China, the world s largest energy consumer ...