The State Council meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao deliberated and passed the ˇ°medium- and long-term nuclear power development plan (2005-2020)ˇ± in principle on March 22.
According to the plan, nuclear power is a strategic energy source and should be actively developed to meet the country's growing demand of energy sources.
The plan stresses that China should rely on self-design and innovation while make use of international advanced technology and experience, insist on ˇ°safety first and quality firstˇ± to form an integrated capability for building advanced nuclear power plants in batches, entirely set up the construction, operation and management mode conforming to international advanced level, and establish a relatively complete system on nuclear power industry, regulation and standard.
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