Asia News Report: China Nuclear Safety Checks To Run Until October....NSI News Source Info # 2094AFP News – Jun 17, 2011: China has finished inspecting nuclear reactors operating around the country and will complete checks on more than two dozen still under construction by October, the environment ministry has said.The nationwide assessment of the country's nuclear facilities was launched in April after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan triggered an atomic crisis -- and sparked a worldwide rethink on atomic power.
"The consequence of (the Japanese) incident is very serious and the lesson is very profound," Vice Minister Li Ganjie said in state-media report posted on the environmental protection ministry's website this week.
While Li did not announce the results of the inspection, he told reporters on June 3 that "safety conditions ... are good".
Li stressed China was moving as quickly as the United States and European countries in inspecting its facilities.
"China is also stepping up work on a nuclear safety plan. Until the plan is approved, the Chinese government will suspend approval of new nuclear plants," Li said.
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