Energy Insider: South China Nuclear Plant Denies Leak Reports; 25 People Killed in Hubei Gas Explosion

In today’s Caixin energy news wrap: A gas explosion in central China’s Hubei province kills at least 25 with more victims still buried; China’s crypto mining crackdown spreads to southwest province of Yunnan; Central Asia’s largest wind power projects to plug in; and a Guangdong nuclear plant disputes reports of a leak.

Taishan nuclear plant disputes leak reports

A nuclear power plant in Taishan, South China’s Guangdong province, disputed media reports of a possible leak, saying all environmental indicators remain “normal.” CNN reported Sunday that the U.S. government spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at the Taishan plant after a warning of an “imminent radiological threat” from France’s Framatome, which partially owns and operates the plant. Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co. Ltd., the plant’s operator, said Saturday that all environmental indicators at the Taishan nuclear plant and the surrounding vicinity remain at normal levels.