In ancient times, there was a curfew policy, because when it was dark at night, you couldn't see anything, and it was easy to have all kinds of problems.
When modern night falls, cities are brightly lit, which is the convenience that "electricity" brings to human beings.
It sprinkles light and warmth on thousands of households, allowing human beings to light up the night and shine into everyone's heart.
People's life and production are inseparable from electricity, and once the power outage may cause the factory to shut down, the economic development will be affected, and the people's life will be inconvenient.
However, the advent of nuclear power has reduced blackouts, and what is the current gap between the mainland's nuclear power generation and that of neighboring India?
1. China's nuclear power development
Urban development and industrial development have always been inseparable from electricity, but due to the lack of natural resources, many new methods have been invented, such as the well-known wind, hydro, and solar energy.
The biggest advantage is nuclear power, which is loved by many countries because of its low cost, high power generation, and no air pollution problem.
Since the commissioning of the Obniester nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union in 1954, mankind has entered the stage of commercial nuclear power generation.
Not to be left behind, the mainland has been carrying out independent research and development, and on December 15, 1991, it was connected to the grid for power generation, which finally lived up to the efforts of scientists.
After that, it is not only the national scientific research and development, but also the enterprise wants to contribute to the development of the country.
By 1994, the first large-scale commercial nuclear power plant was put into operation, known as the Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant due to its geographical location in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.
The Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station in Guangdong Province was built using foreign technology and funds, and has contributed to the economic and social development and environmental protection of Guangdong and Hong Kong.
Basically, China's power stations are built in coastal areas, because the storage requirements for nuclear materials emitted by nuclear power plants are very high, and if they are not stored in a specific environment, the impact on people and the natural environment after leakage is great.
Perhaps people did not understand the dangers of nuclear material discharge before, but during the time when Japan discharged nuclear wastewater, human beings intuitively realized it.
Therefore, most designers take this into account when choosing the location of a nuclear power plant.
As of 2023, the mainland will operate 55 nuclear power plants, ranking third in the world, and by this year, the mainland will have 26 nuclear power plants under construction, making China maintain the world's largest position in the number of nuclear power plants in the world.
Such a speed of development will inevitably make the eyes of India next door red-eyed.
Second, India's dream of becoming a nuclear power power
India has always had a kind of self-confidence, and they feel that in the future, India will replace China and become the next world factory.
As a country as populous as China, India's development is not as good as China's, especially as many projects have been shelved due to funding problems.
Power projects are a big problem, for a country that pursues rapid economic development, there is no production without electricity, and there is no economy.
Although India's economic development has made great achievements in recent years, due to the lack of infrastructure, India has frequent power outages.
Therefore, it may be a bit whimsical to replace China in a short period of time, after all, China has abandoned the old ideas and moved in a new direction.
India still maintains the caste system and the low status of women, and I believe that everyone knows that if this chronic disease is left in the culture of a country, it will not be able to develop healthily.
For example, in June last year, the northern part of India was hit by high temperatures, but due to power outages, not only were people unable to blow electric fans, but schools were unable to attend classes normally.
I remember that before the 70s, there were power outages in China, but they were not so serious, especially after the completion of China's first nuclear power plant, power outages were even rarer.
India was the leader of nuclear power plants in Asia, predating our country, because in 1956, with the help of Canada, India built Asia's first "nuclear reactor".
Later, with the help of the United States, the first nuclear power plant was operated, but due to the influence of the international situation, India was forced to enter the "nuclear ban era" for 30 years.
In contrast, although we are 20 years late, our attitude of coming from behind, and the rapid development of technology, have amazed the world and stunned India.
Looking at China's rapid development, after the end of the "nuclear ban", India also began research and development non-stop, and so far there are 7 nuclear power plants in operation, including 22 nuclear reactors, with an installed capacity of more than 7.5 million kilowatts.
India's current development is indeed better than in previous years, but if it can't change the country's internal culture and reform the system, I don't know whether it can build a nuclear power in the future, but it is not realistic to replace China or become the world's third largest economic power.
China's nuclear power development is completely at a level that crushes India's, and at the same time, it also has wind, electricity, hydropower, and solar power.
Development in every way is not only for the sake of competing with other countries, but also for the sake of national life and production.
In the future, resources are scarce, energy development is related to human survival, we cannot stop here, but continue to move forward, green and sustainable development is the ultimate mission.