Chinese province plans nuclear power surge

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Guangdong province announces plan to increase nuclear capacity sixfold by 2020, as reports emerge that an official has been arrested over alleged bribes to France's Areva

China's southern Guangdong province has announced that it intends to boost its nuclear power capacity sixfold to 24GW by 2020, as part of the nation's plan to bolster its low-carbon energy sector...

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