China has developed a system that could ensure nuclear-reactor safety during crisis without using electricity. With China’s updated version of the third-generation nuclear technology, the CAP1400 nuclear reactors in East China’s Shandong Province have recently passed all six major technological tests including the ones involving the passive safety system, the Ministry of Science and Technology reported on June 6. “Passive safety systems, unlike active safety systems, can work without electrical support and prevent the reactor from releasing radioactive material into the surrounding environment when an accident happens,” Gui Liming, an expert on nuclear safety systems at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times on Tuesday.
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