China developing shipping container-sized nuclear reactor
China has unveiled its plans to develop the world's smallest nuclear plant within five years. The atomic reactor is expected to be so small that it is able to fit inside a shipping container, becoming a "portable nuclear battery pack" that could be used to provide power and desalinate water in remote islands. Critics have warned against floating the reactor in the contested region of the South China Sea amid fears of catastrophic environmental disasters and rising tensions within the area.

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