China has 11 nuclear plants with a combined installed capacity of 9.08 million kw. Three use domestic technology, two are based on Russian technology, four use French technology and two are Canadian-designed. All use second generation nuclear technologies.

China generated 62.6 billion kilowatt hours of nuclear power in 2007, up 14.1 percent year-on-year, according to the China Electricity Council.

The country has worked out a plan for vigorously developing nuclear power during the 11th five-year-plan (2006-2010) and beyond.

In accordance with the government plan, the country will have an installed nuclear power capacity of 40 million kw by 2020, accounting for four percent of the country's total.

Nuclear plants provide 2.3 percent of China's power and the proportion is set to rise to 16 percent by 2030.