Qinshan nuclear plant

HAIYAN, China - The site of two new reactors under construction at the Qinshan nuclear power plant was shown to reporters at Haiyan County in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, on April 24, 2012.

Chinese nuke reactor closed in hush

Chinese authorities have shut down a nuclear power plant in Qinshan, Zhejiang Province since July 1998 as a result of damage caused by structural flaws, without telling the public despite a soaring concentration of radioactive material in the cooling water. File photo taken the inside the nuclear power plant in January 1995.

China opens nuke plant to foreign news media QINSHAN, China - China opens the No. 2 nuclear power plant in Qinshan, Zhejiang Province, to the foreign news media on June 10. A nuclear reactor is seen in the center. The photo was taken on June 10, 2005. (Kyodo)

Qinshan nuclear plant

HAIYAN, China - The site of two new reactors under construction at the Qinshan nuclear power plant was shown to reporters at Haiyan County in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, on April 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Seaweed Plantations in Island

Aerial photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows the seaweed plantation in Qinshan Island, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province,China.

Chinese nuke reactor closed in hush

Chinese authorities have shut down a nuclear power plant in Qinshan, Zhejiang Province since July 1998 as a result of damage caused by structural flaws, without telling the public despite a soaring concentration of radioactive material in the cooling water. File photo taken the inside the nuclear power plant in January 1995.

Chinese nuke reactor closed in hush

Chinese authorities have shut down a nuclear power plant in Qinshan, Zhejiang Province since July 1998 as a result of damage caused by structural flaws, without telling the public despite a soaring concentration of radioactive material in the cooling water. File photo taken the inside the nuclear power plant in January 1995.