CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Sudan has faced power shortages in recent years and is seeking to build two 600-mw pressurised water reactors to meet the growing demand for electricity, with construction on the first one starting in 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -China National Nuclear Corporation would be responsible for the development of the nuclear power plant at Phase II of Zhangzhou, and State Power Investment will be responsible for Phase I of the Lianjiang project, according to Yicai Global.

Detailed explanation-3: -Russia invested heavily in developing the fast breeder technology but since it commissioned its first fast breeder reactor BN 600 in 1980 it suffered an economic meltdown as the former Soviet Union broke up and only recently Russia could gather enough resources to complete its upgraded fast breeder reactor BN 800.

Detailed explanation-4: -As of May 2022, there were 53 nuclear reactors under construction worldwide. China ranked first with 15 units.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first independently designed and built nuclear power plant, Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, was constructed in 1984 and successfully connected to the grid on December 15, 1991. The reactor is of type CNP-300. Along with Chinese economic reform, China continued to demand expansion of its electricity sectors.