Experts: Inland nuclear projects should resume

Government's battle to reduce air pollution requires more capacity

Energy officials called on Wednesday for efforts to restart inland nuclear power projects in Hunan province within the term of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) as the nation struggles to cut air pollution.

"Nuclear power is crucial and a necessary choice for Hunan to restructure its energy mix and generate enough power to meet demand, since there has been a huge gap between energy supply and demand in the region," said Wang Liangfang, director of the Hunan Provincial Energy Bureau.