China has launched production on the country’s first nuclear-powered steam supply plant for the petrochemicals industry in the eastern Jiangsu Province, showcasing one of a series of Beijing’s advanced-tech, low- or zero-carbon projects now in the works. The successful launch of the plant follows the December 2022 launch of China’s first industrial plant supplied by nuclear-generated thermal energy, Reuters reports. The nuclear-powered steam plant, Heqi-1, went into operation on Wednesday, and will eventually transport…
