QUICKEN THE PACE OF DEVELOPING NUCLEAR ENERGY IN CHINA

China is facing the challenging problems in both the potential energy resource shortage and the serious environmental pollutions. The author suggests that nuclear energy could play an important role for ensuring the long term energy security in China. The technical problems to be solved for the sustainable development of nuclear energy in China are also discussed and the R&D work in next 20 years are briefly suggested to meet the requirements of nuclear energy development in China.