CCTV9英语新闻：中国加快核电建设

China National Nuclear Power is the second Chinese nuclear giant listed on the stock market. China Guangdong Nuclear Power, the largest nuclear company in China, filed for a 2 billion US dollar IPO in the Hong Kong market last year.

 

The two IPOs in the nuclear sector¹ is an encouraging industry development for the world's second largest economy. China became cautious about the approval of new nuclear programs after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.

 

But authorities revealed China is to start building 8 nuclear power units this year. China aims to raise its total nuclear capacity to 58 gigawatts by the end of 2020 from 21 gigawatts currently. In the meantime, China is stepping up its corporation with overseas companies, involving more than 20 countries.

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n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。