By IANS,
Beijing : China was greatly concerned over the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, and was now drafting a new safety plan for its own plants, an official said.
A magnitude-9 earthquake and ensuing tsunami crippled four reactors at the Japan plant. Nuclear radiation is still being detected in the areas near the plant.
China immediately arranged for safety checks at all its nuclear facilities in the aftermath of the Japan disaster. The government has suspended plans for any new nuclear power plants, Li Ganjie, deputy minister for environmental protection, was quoted as saying by China Daily.
Li earlier met US Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy, Peter Lyons, in Beijing, and exchanged views regarding the Fukushima crisis.
China has 13 nuclear generators that are in commercial operation and 28 that are under construction. Li said that by 2020 there will be more than 100 generators.