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To: bruiser98 who wrote (144344)	11/28/2018 3:47:00 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 220187

Perhaps the concern is justified, albeit solution may turn out to be cumulatively run-rate expensive and ultimately ineffective if not actually self-defeating. The narco trade is also a variation of free trade, w/ willing suppliers serving satisfied customers. Free trade is difficult to unwind w/o unintended consequences. Nuclear energy for soya beans may be net net more productively sustainable, less absorbing of bandwidth, and overtime more reliable a trade, bettering each side of the trade, ala free trade

To: bruiser98 who wrote (144344)	11/28/2018 3:58:52 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 220187

China and USA seem to be working in concert, w/ the former no longer enthusiastic to buy and the latter reluctant to sell, per free trade reuters.com China to end import tax exemption for advanced second-generation nuclear reactors \| ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday that advanced second-generation nuclear reactors will lose their import tax exemption from Jan. 1, 2019 as Beijing seeks to support domestic suppliers and promote technological development. China is expected to triple its nuclear power capacity to reach 120-150 GW in total by 2030 as part of Beijing’s push to boost clean energy consumption. Pre-allocated 2019 import quotas for tax exemption on nuclear reactors with capacities of more than 1 gigawatt (GW) to Chinese manufacturing companies will also be canceled, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. China has already committed itself to using advanced, safer and larger third-generation reactors, including Westinghouse’s AP1000 and Areva’s ( ARVCF.PK) EPR, as well as its own home-grown Hualong One. Last month, the United States said it was tightening controls on China’s imports of civil nuclear technology to prevent its use for military or other unauthorized purposes amid growing trade tension between the two countries. All of the 37 nuclear reactors in operation and half of the 20 reactors under construction are second or advanced-second generation, according to data from the China Nuclear Energy Association. Reporting by Muyu Xu and David Stanway; Editing by Tom Hogue and Alexander Smith

To: bruiser98 who wrote (144344)	11/28/2018 4:06:23 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 220187

Concurrently China is trajectoried to be the largest nuke market, and if served mostly by domestic companies by trade-war constraints, would also become the largest lowest-cost supplier to the world. If and when so, the source of future R&D would shift center of gravity ... Guessing shortsighted policies may result in very long term consequences. Am wondering where the other nations are on nuclear energy policy and nuke trade. reuters.com China likely to more than triple nuclear power capacity by 2030 - official \| Reuters* China total nuclear capacity seen at 120-150 GW by 2030 * China aiming for 58 GW by 2020, but construction slowing * China’s CNNC, SPIC sign deals with Rosatom, Westinghouse SHANGHAI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - China’s total nuclear capacity is expected to reach 120-150 gigawatts (GW) in total by 2030, a senior industry official said on Thursday, more than triple the current rate but still lower than previous forecasts after a slowdown in new approvals. The prediction was made by Yu Jianfeng, chairman of the government-run China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), during an event at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Yu said CNNC was still planning to spend $12 billion on overseas procurement over the next five years and he urged global partners to participate in the future development of China’s nuclear industry. “China is expected to become the world’s largest nuclear power nation, and the development of the China National Nuclear Corporation will be more open and international,” he said. As China embarked on massive economic expansion around three decades ago, nuclear was seen as a crucial part of efforts to reduce reliance on use of polluting, climate-warming fossil fuels. The world’s second-biggest economy launched an ambitious reactor building programme using technology from France, the United States, Russia and Canada. Smog crackdowns strain China's coal country But though some predicted capacity could reach at least 200 GW by 2030, Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011 forced policymakers to rethink. Repeated delays to key projects have also slowed the pace of construction. After deciding to focus on bigger and safer “third generation” reactors like the U.S. AP1000 and Europe’s EPR, China vowed to raise total installed nuclear generation capacity to 58 GW by the end of 2020, and put another 30 GW under construction. The total now stands at 39 GW but the government has not approved any new conventional nuclear projects in three years. It is now expected to fall short of its 2020 targets. Still, a raft of nuclear industry deals were signed by Chinese firms and their overseas partners over the last few days. CNNC signed an equipment and service agreement with Russia’s Rosatom worth more than $500 million. The two firms also confirmed plans to build another two third-generation Russia-designed VVER reactor units at China’s Tianwan nuclear project on the eastern coast. On Tuesday, the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) signed a total of 17 agreements with several overseas suppliers, including service contracts with the U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric Corp, which designed the AP1000. According to a recent study by the Energy Research Institute, a government-backed think tank, China must raise nuclear capacity to 554 GW by 2050 if it is to meet its commitments to cut carbon emissions and limit temperature rises. Reporting by David Stanway Editing by Kenneth Maxwell