Japan Nuclear Mess, What does it mean to China?

Japanese Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant is going through what Chernobyl has down, which is to seal off the whole unit and officially called it quit. The seemingly unavoidable fate and chilling fact to other aspiring nuclear energy developing giants such as China will be closely watched.

According to a New Yorker blog entry by Evan Osnos, who made a point linking a life sentence to Kang Rixin, the head of China’s nuclear-power program and a senior Party apparatchik convicted of taking bribes and abusing his position to enrich others. China is experiencing the most aggressive nuclear-power expansion in the world.

One important thing pointed by Osnos' interviewee is, that Japanese nuclear facility is old and aging, while Chinese ones are all newly imported from nuclear energy leaders such as France. Besides, the Chinese designers and plant management are also receptive to other input such as Americans.

Would it so-called nuclear binge could be happening? It is up to anyone's guess. Who could have thought Japan, a leading nation in energy technology, will have to seal off its nuclear plant, just like what Ukraine did.