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- The China Initiative Accelerator Driven System, an ultra-efficient reactor designed to generate energy while converting long-lived radioactive waste into shorter-lived isotopes, is set to launch in Guangdong province next year.
- Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences claim it could provide a safe energy source for the next 1,000 years.
- No commercial systems currently operate globally, with only experimental projects in development.
- The installation of key superconducting particle accelerators for the system is expected to be completed this year.
