1. Following the nuclear leak that struck Japan last year, the Chinese government announced it would temporarily cease approving nuclear power stations.
2. China plans to build five nuclear power stations this year to reduce the country's reliance on coal and oil.
3. Now the EU is considering conducting tests on power stations to see whether they are safe against terrorist attacks.
4. The power stations were approved mainly for energy conservation and emissions reduction, while the steel plant was relocated to protect the environment.
5. Along with endangering the lives of those in nearby areas, the unqualified construction of power stations threatens the environment and economic development.
6. A State Development and Reform Commission notice to rein in the construction of power stations was recently reissued by the State Council.
7. China recently decided to step up the construction of nuclear power stations, wind farms and solar power stations.
8. And China has already decided to diversify its energy mix by speeding up construction of nuclear power stations.
9. Power stations that were already under construction in Russia at the time of the 1986 accident went into service but no new plants were started.
10. The country is to gradually increase nuclear power's share of the national primary energy supply and build more nuclear power stations in costal regions.