China Building First Floating Nuclear Power Station in Yellow Sea

Chinese J-15 fighter jets are launched from the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills in the Yellow Sea, off China's east coast on Dec. 23, 2016. STR/AFP/Getty Images

China plans to build its first-ever floating nuclear power station in the Yellow Sea this year, and has announced plans to build about 20 more in the near future if the first one succeeds.

This news has raised eyebrows in South Korea, located just across the Yellow Sea from China.

Offshore Nuclear Power Station

China’s state-run broadcaster CCTV published a report on March 12 that China will begin construction this year on its first floating nuclear power station in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Yantai City, Shandong Province.