There is a new Chinese island that will appear on the map and bring the Hainan province power for its entire region, and it is with the artificially-made "Nuclear Island" created by its scientists. The area would receive nuclear power that centers on rapid construction that opens more opportunities for the region to add more facilities in the future, as well as adaptable deployment.
China's multi-purpose water reactor would only take 58 months to finish its construction and development, delivering the Linglong One to power the different energy needs of the province.
China's Artificially-Made 'Nuclear Island' Starts Construction with Reactor
(Photo : China National Nuclear Corporation)
According to a report by China's Central Television (via Global Times), the China National Nuclear Corporation is heading the project to build Linglong One in the Hainan province. The team created an artificially-made island in the region, one that separates it from the mainland as the site of its so-called "nuclear island" that would center on energy production.
It focuses on a multi-purpose, small modular, and pressurized water reactor that can deliver power to the region.
Linglong One will be at the center of the nuclear island, and it will feature more facilities once it finishes construction including a pressure vessel and steam generator.
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Hainan Province to Receive Its Energy Needs in Nuclear Power
The nuclear reactor's best feature, apart from its capability to deliver energy to the Hainan province, is its rapid construction rate which could finish 58 months from now. According to the World Nuclear News, it delivers other purposes for its design including heating, steaming, steam, or seawater desalination.
Furthermore, it is the capability to produce one billion kilowatts of energy annually, and it is enough to power 526,000 households in the region.
Nuclear Power Energy and its Use in the World
When talking about anything "nuclear," many gets steered into the known weapon of mass destruction that has the capability to level countries or massive areas.
However, there is also a thing called nuclear power where researchers and scientists harness the highly-reactive source and transform it into alternative energy that is sufficient and clean.
Engineers take pride in their work, and while traditional nuclear energy uses a different kind of fuel, it still experiences shortages from the likes of Uranium, Tritium, Plutonium, and others. Good thing is that a team of researchers has developed a way to look for alternatives for this kind of power, using molten salts to power reactors in the United States.
It is time to break the norm and ideologies behind nuclear reactors and energy in the modern days, especially as its purpose is not for weapons anymore, but also clean energy and sustainability.
China's latest project is to develop its nuclear island powered by its water reactor called the Linglong One, and it is a result of its innovation that would help the country develop the area faster and be ready for its deployment.
The man-made nuclear island will soon power the Hainan province, fit to adhere to its every need for energy once it finishes.
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