U.K. Approves Chinese-Designed Nuclear Reactor Amid Controversy

(Bloomberg) — British regulators approved a Chinese-designed nuclear reactor even as the government questions the involvement of the Asian nation in critical infrastructure projects.

The reactors can now be built in Britain and used in atomic power projects that the U.K. sees as key to its net-zero emissions strategy. The government has also said that the current energy price crisis has highlighted the need to reduce exposure to expensive, foreign sources of natural gas and rely more on home-generated sources of power like nuclear.