China has embarked on a major undertaking to strengthen its nuclear energy sector by building its largest natural uranium mining and production project, located in Ordos, Inner Mongolia – an area in the PRC on the border with Mongolia, one of the country’s autonomous regions and a desert area where there is also the Gobi desert.
The project aims to set new standards in the natural uranium production industry, with an emphasis on environmental protection, modernization of the entire process and efficient operations.
One of the key innovations is a new method that differs from traditional mining techniques because it does not require ores to be brought to the surface for processing. Instead, uranium is extracted through closed systems that circulate the leaching solution underground, which significantly reduces the impact on the environment, the website explained. World Nuclear News (WNN).
In addition, the project uses state-of-the-art technologies including automation, remote centralized control and big data analysis. This project will make the country more competitive in the international market. Uranium is a key element in the production of nuclear energy in nuclear power plants. In nuclear reactors, uranium is used as fuel through the process of nuclear fission, after which large amounts of energy are released.
As in all other parts of the world, China also needs large amounts of electricity, especially if we take into account the number of inhabitants and all the branches of industry and production that it has. However, following global efforts, China also strives to reduce the use of fossil fuels, which is why it has now decided on a large project in terms of nuclear energy, which last year accounted for almost five percent of China’s total national electricity production.
It exists in the country 56 nuclear reactors currently in operation or still under construction and planning, and to support this growth, the plan is to split the uranium supply as follows: produce a third domestically, purchase another third through international partnerships, and purchase the remaining third from of the global market, according to WNN.
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Source: energetskiportal.rs
