China's nuclear power remains safe

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Concerns have been raised about China nuclear plants' safety following the radiation leak accident in Japan. As China's first commercial nuclear station, experts said Daya Bay plant has taken many protection meatures to prevent from the accidents. [Nuclear safety at Daya Bay]

Daya Bay Base

Nuclear Power Plants	Daya Bay station	Ling Ao plant phase I.
Reactors	2	2
Installed capacity	984 MWe PWR/unit	990 MWe PWR/unit
Generating capacity	15 billion kWh/year	15 billion kWh/year
Power sppuply	70% to Hong Kong	100% to China Southern Power Grid
Coverage	2 square kilometres	6 square kilometres

Environmental protection:

Each year, compared with coal-fueled power stations of similar scale, the Daya Bay station and Lingao station reduce the consumption of more than 12 million tons of coal, appropriately 27 million tons of CO2. [More]