Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 573026, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/573026
Review Article

Role of Passive Safety Systems in Chinese Nuclear Power Development

X. Cheng,1 Y. H. Yang,1 Y. Ouyang,2 and H. X. Miao2

1School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, Shanghai 200240, China
2Experts Committee, State Nuclear Power Technology Cooperation, 17 Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100032, China

Received 14 November 2008; Accepted 9 April 2009

Academic Editor: Dino A. Araneo

Copyright © 2009 X. Cheng et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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