Shidaowan, a new nuclear reactor over 20 years in development and construction has begun producing power in eastern China's Shandong province.
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The significance of this event is that the design uses helium gas to cool the reactor rather than water and if the concept works it will enable similar reactors to be built in places without the water resources that have been required in previous designs. In addition, designers state that melt-downs can't occur in the Shidaowan plant.
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