Nuclear application becomes a new growth point

The annual production value of China's nuclear industry has reached 40 billion yuan. The market is expected to expand to 100 billion yuan in five years and keep rising at a rate of more than 15 percent for long.

Nuclear technologies application has been included in the national special program for hi-tech industries development and is heading for a boom.

Nuclear technologies are extensively used in agriculture, industry, and pharmaceuticals in China. more than 300 institutions are engaged in the development and production of nuclear technologies. China¡¯s nuclear technologies application is catching up with the international level while some even lead the world.

China National Nuclear Corporation identifies nuclear technologies application as one of its pillars. It enjoys comparative advantages on isotope and radioactive pharma, radial application equipment and apparatus, and fluorin chemicals.

The company has successfully developed and exported screened electron beam sterilizers and containers testing system. Its production of cobalt-60 and incineration system for medical wastes have promising prospect.

By People's Daily Online