Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post on October 12, 2016 reported that China is developing the world's smallest nuclear' power plant which could be installed in one of the islands in the disputed South China Sea to supply powpr to households and is capable of running for up to detades without refuelling.
Modelled an the compact lead-cooled thermal reactor used by the navy of the former Soviet Union in its nuclear submarines in the 1970s, Chinese researchers are carrying out intensive work to develop "portable nuclear battery pack" within five years.
China blocks a tributary of Brahmaputra in Tibet
China on September 30, 2016 blocked 'a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo (Tibetan name for Brahmaputra) River as part of its most expensive hydro project Lalho.
The project on the Xiabuqu in Xigaze, also called Shigatse, involves an investment of $740 million. The project began in 2014. The multipurpose enterprise, which includes construction of two power stations with a combined generation capacity of 42 MW, was scheduled for completion in 2019. Its reservoir is designed to store up to 295 million cubic meters of water and help irrigate 30,000 hectares of farmland.
China's action is seen by many as a retaliation to India's decision to review the Indus Water Treaty as it looked to turn the screw on Pakistan following the deaths of 18 soldiers in a terrorist attack in Uri.
Beijing doesn't have a pact with any of the lower riparians. India and China have set up an Expert Level Mechanism on trans-border rivers. In 2013, they signed a memorandum of understanding on trans-border rivers, under which China is to supply data to India on water flows. But Beijing has not always been open about sharing hydrological data.
Modelled an the compact lead-cooled thermal reactor used by the navy of the former Soviet Union in its nuclear submarines in the 1970s, Chinese researchers are carrying out intensive work to develop "portable nuclear battery pack" within five years.
China blocks a tributary of Brahmaputra in Tibet
China on September 30, 2016 blocked 'a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo (Tibetan name for Brahmaputra) River as part of its most expensive hydro project Lalho.
The project on the Xiabuqu in Xigaze, also called Shigatse, involves an investment of $740 million. The project began in 2014. The multipurpose enterprise, which includes construction of two power stations with a combined generation capacity of 42 MW, was scheduled for completion in 2019. Its reservoir is designed to store up to 295 million cubic meters of water and help irrigate 30,000 hectares of farmland.
China's action is seen by many as a retaliation to India's decision to review the Indus Water Treaty as it looked to turn the screw on Pakistan following the deaths of 18 soldiers in a terrorist attack in Uri.
Beijing doesn't have a pact with any of the lower riparians. India and China have set up an Expert Level Mechanism on trans-border rivers. In 2013, they signed a memorandum of understanding on trans-border rivers, under which China is to supply data to India on water flows. But Beijing has not always been open about sharing hydrological data.
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