China looks to nuclear option to ease winter heating woes | Arab News

China looks to nuclear option to ease winter heating woes | Arab News: SHANGHAI: With its smog-prone north desperate to slash coal consumption, China is looking to deploy nuclear power to provide reliable winter heating, raising public safety concerns — though developers said the risks are minimal.State-owned China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) recently conducted a successful 168-hour trial run in Beijing for a small, dedicated “district heating reactor” (DHR) it has named the “Yanlong.”