China began constructing floating nuclear reactors in 2016, and announced plans to deploy as many as 20 of them in the South China Sea, but in May 2023, the project was suspended.

In a significant moment for nuclear energy development, China plans to set up the world’s first molten salt nuclear power station in the Gobi Desert. The innovative facility, which China claims ...

China is working on a floating nuclear power plant that could sail to specific sites and moor offshore to produce power for various needs. The 200 MW reactor for this floating plant has been ...

China and Russia are moving forward with a plan to construct a nuclear power plant on the Moon, aiming to supply energy to a permanent base near the lunar south pole by 2035. The development is ...

China’s working pebble bed reactor is called HTR-PM, and is located at Shidao Bay Nuclear Plant near the eastern tip of Shandong Province—the peninsula where a Chinese dissident was able to ...

China is exploring the possibility of constructing a nuclear power plant on the Moon to provide energy for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), a joint project with Russia.

In December 2023, China began operation of the world’s first fourth-generation nuclear power plant, a 200 MW gas-cooled Shidaowan-1, in China’s northern Shandong province.

The state-run Chinese newspaper Global Times has reported that the similarly state-run China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation has plans to build up to 20 floating nuclear power stations.

China aims to become a major space power and land astronauts on the moon by 2030, and its planned Chang’e-8 mission for 2028 would lay the groundwork for constructing a permanent, manned lunar base.

Islamabad — Pakistan held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for what will be its largest civil nuclear power plant — constructed by China — that will contribute 1,200 megawatts of electricity ...

China is considering building a nuclear plant on the moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) it is planning with Russia, a presentation by a senior official showed on Wednesday.