BEIJING (Reuters) - China will restrict the number of new nuclear reactor approvals to a "small amount" before 2015, and will only allow them to be built in coastal regions, the government said on Wednesday.
At a meeting of the State Council chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao, the Chinese government passed new nuclear safety and industry development plans which raised the safety standards for the nuclear sector.
According to a statement issued on official government website www.gov.cn, China will use only "the highest global safety requirements" when building new reactors.
