In the coming weeks, fuel assemblies will be loaded into the AP1000 nuclear reactor in Sanmen, Zhejiang province. It will become the world’s first meltdown-proof nuclear power plant. The AP1000 “is a simple, genius solution to reduce the risk of nuclear meltdown,” said Xian Jiaotong University’s Nuclear Science Professor Shan Jianqiang, the author of several university papers on reactor safety and operations. The start of operations at Sanmen will be a shot in the arm for the nuclear industry. The AP1000 was designed and made by Toshiba Corp’s Westinghouse Electric subsidiary. China has 20 nuclear power plants under construction, more than any other country.