"China Emerges as De Facto Leader in Nuclear Power Technology, Surpassing the United States with Rapid Build of Fourth-generation Reactors and Domestic Capacity Expansion"

How Innovative Is China in Nuclear Power?

Key TakeawaysContentsKey Takeaways 1Executive Summary 3Background and Methodology 4Importance of Nuclear Power and the U.S. Role. 5China’s Nuclear Power Industry 6How Innovative Is China’s Nuclear Industry? 8Innovation Inputs to China’s Nuclear Sector 12Company Case Studies 18China’s Government Policies Supporting the Nuclear Sector 20What Should America Do? 22Endnotes 26Executive SummaryAs Jacopo Buongiorno, a professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Techno...