China is set to bring power to distant man-made islands in the South China Sea by developing up to 20 floating nuclear reactors. With construction starting this year, according to the Asia Times, China’s first fully-functional floating nuclear reactor should be seaworthy by 2021. The project will be built on reclaimed land and has been approved for construction by China's State Council, which said it would help meet growing energy needs as well as protect marine life. A prototype reactor is already being tested off Shandong province and the first fully functional reactor is expected to be ready to put to sea by 2021.
China is set to bring power to distant man-made islands in the South China Sea by developing up to 20 floating nuclear reactors. The project will be built on reclaimed land and has been approved for construction by China's State Council, which said it would help meet growing energy needs as well as protect marine life. A prototype reactor is already being tested off Shandong province and the first fully functional reactor is expected to be ready to put to sea by 2021.