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China is simultaneously building over 30 nuclear power units, with 10 more having been approved
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this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2025
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Is currently happening, or is capable of happening? How many are actually currently under construction?
The phrasing is weird.
looks like they're building 40 reactors as we speak
From what I can tell, it's 30 currently being constructed, 10 more just got approved.
Don't get me wrong, this is great. But if hexbears go out elsewhere posting this the very first thing anyone is going to do is quibble about the numbers so it's good for us to know what they actually are.
I think if any Lemmy lib pulled an
"ackshually it's only 30 reactors being built, 10 are only approved to be built" they'd make themselves look dumb for pedantry. China is not the US, if they announce something is being built then it will get built.
That's all that libs have in their arsenal
Ah yeah, rewatched it, you're right.
It's fine though I went hunting for more information (because I am dealing with libs elsewhere quibbling it). These projects will be on the ground within months. Bailong and Jinqimen were pouring concrete on site just 3 months after approval.
There's little reason for anyone to quibble. 40 projects are approved and 40 will simultaneously be in construction within months. This phrasing is fine. If anything the engagement boosting it causes by making libs "correct" the mistake will increase the number of people that see it.
Things move at an incredible speed in China, I never cease to be amazed how quickly they can go from deciding to do something to actually doing it.
Yeah when I checked this approval to concrete pouring speed I was impressed I could find evidence that things move this fast. It's actually amazing.