China’s energy ambitions are setting off a new nuclear race with the U.S. and other major economies — this time to secure enough uranium to power its growing roster of reactors. A model of China National Nuclear Corporation's Hualong One reactor. Credit: Vladimir via Adobe Stock The world’s second-largest economy has long embraced nuclear power as part of its energy mix to help cut down its use of high-polluting coal. China already accounts for half of the new reactors installed glob