China’s plan to float nuclear reactors in South China Sea seen as risky

WASHINGTON AND TAIPEI, TAIWAN — The U.S. military has warned that China is moving forward with development of floating nuclear reactors in the South China Sea to bolster its claim to disputed maritime territory. Analysts say the plan to build ships with mobile nuclear power sources would raise tensions with its neighbors and pose risks to the environment. Chinese media reports described the marine nuclear power platforms as small plants inside ships that would act as mobile “power banks" at sea for stationary facilities and other ships.