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Sorry, I have no time to debunk all the disinformation you put out. > China: Keeps announcing reactors without starting to build them. I asked ChatGPT: Is it true that China keeps announcing nuclear reactors without building any?
ChatGPT said:
No, it's not true that China keeps announcing nuclear reactors without building any. In fact, China is one of the most active countries in the world in building nuclear power plants.
Here's what the facts show (as of 2024–2025):
China is actively building nuclear reactors
As of 2024, over 20 reactors are under construction in China, making it the country with the largest number of reactors being built.
Many more are in various stages of planning and permitting.
China has over 50 reactors in operation already and continues to expand its fleet aggressively.
China’s typical process
China often announces long-term nuclear energy plans as part of its five-year plans or carbon neutrality goals (aiming for carbon neutrality by 2060).
Not all announcements lead to immediate construction — some projects are proposed or approved but not yet started, due to:
Regulatory approval processes
Site selection
Financing and technology partnerships
Local opposition or environmental reviews
Examples of real construction and completion
The Hualong One (HPR-1000), a Chinese-designed Gen-III reactor, has been built and connected to the grid in multiple locations, including:
Fuqing-5 and Fuqing-6
Karachi-2 and Karachi-3 in Pakistan (exported models)
China is also investing in SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) and fast breeder reactors, including:
The Shidao Bay HTGR (high-temperature gas-cooled reactor), which reached criticality.
The CFR-600 fast reactor, under construction.
Why might people think China is only announcing?
Some reasons for the misunderstanding:
Media headlines often report announcements, but follow-up coverage of construction or completion is rare unless it's a major milestone.
Some proposed projects take years to move forward, so people may assume they’re stalled.
There is general skepticism toward state announcements in some international media. Conclusion: China is not just announcing nuclear reactors — it is actively building and commissioning them at a faster rate than almost any other country. While not every announcement leads to immediate construction, a large percentage do eventually get built. ---- > That 60+ reactors number also includes several abandoned projects. The PRIS database lists 63 reactor projects. https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/WorldStatistics/UnderConstruction... How many of those do you consider "abandoned"? Is it a significant number? ---- Financial Limbo. Once again, I asked ChatGPT: "Is the EPR2 project stuck in financial limbo?
Not exactly. While the EPR2 nuclear reactor project faces significant financial uncertainties, rising costs, and regulatory hurdles, it is not truly "stuck in financial limbo." The project is currently in a prolonged but fairly typical preparatory phase for large-scale infrastructure, where securing financing, approvals, and detailed planning takes time.
These challenges are common in complex, capital-intensive projects—nuclear or otherwise—and reflect the cautious and deliberate approach needed before construction can begin. The French government and EDF remain engaged, with key decisions and financing strategies expected soon, indicating the project is still moving forward, albeit slowly and with some risks." |
Arguing in good faith? Not for you! Hope to bury the person you are discussing in a wall of LLM text because you can't deal with reality, that is what you do!
> As of 2024, over 20 reactors are under construction in China, making it the country with the largest number of reactors being built.
And what did I say: China has 4-5 construction starts per year leading to a shrinking share of nuclear power in the electricity mix.
As per Chinese average construction times that leads to in the 20s reactors under construction.
Thanks for the confirmation!
> Why might people think China is only announcing? Some reasons for the misunderstanding: Media headlines often report announcements, but follow-up coverage of construction or completion is rare unless it's a major milestone.
I wonder why I was counting construction starts based on authoratative databases?! Thanks again for confirming that China is barely building any nuclear power!
> China is not just announcing nuclear reactors — it is actively building and commissioning them at a faster rate than almost any other country. While not every announcement leads to immediate construction, a large percentage do eventually get built.
Yes. Currently targeting ~2-3% of the electricity mix as per recent construction starts. Insignificiant.
> While the EPR2 nuclear reactor project faces significant financial uncertainties, rising costs, and regulatory hurdles, it is not truly "stuck in financial limbo."
"Not truly stuck", but stuck.
> The French government and EDF remain engaged, with key decisions and financing strategies expected soon, indicating the project is still moving forward, albeit slowly and with some risks."
You mean the government that just collapsed because they are underwater in debt with a spending problem they are unable to reign in?
They will get around creating insanely bonkers large handouts to the nuclear industry any day now! Lets force a downgrade of their credit rating by another notch or two!
Exactly what is needed!
> The PRIS database lists 63 reactor projects.
Including
- 2 reactors from Ukraine which hasn't moved an inch since the Soviet times.
- 2 reactors in Japan that will get finished any day now!
- 1 reactor on a slowly rolling recently halted project in Argentine. Did I mention that it is 25 MW? A tiny bit bigger than an off-shore wind turbine!
- 1 reactor in Brazil which has on and off been construction since 1984.
That was ~10% of the reactors on that list. Should I continue??????
Also love the dodge. Just ignore all abandoned American and UK reactors in the last 20 years and keep pretending that all announced reactors will magic themselves into existence! Any day now!