US to share reactor technology

The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to transferring nuclear reactor technologies to China as part of the country's efforts to alleviate growing energy shortages, state media reported. Linton Brooks, head of the US National Nuclear Security Administration made the commitment while in Beijing for week-long security demonstrations featuring technology for tracking radioactive material and export controls that is intended to prevent the theft of uranium or plutonium. China plans to build 31 nuclear power plants by 2020 and foreign firms are already competing to secure construction contracts.