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Lower part of inner containment dome installed at Tianwan NPP Unit 8

CNNC won installation contract of ITER artificial sun

Fukushima - China and Japan hold consultations
Japan and China held a consultation last month on the dumping of tritium-contaminated water into the ocean from the site of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
This is stated in an article published in the Japan Times. In accordance with the terminology adopted in Japan, the original article calls the water as treated, not as contaminated with tritium.
At the meeting, as sources close to the topic told reporters, the issue of China ban on imports of marine products from Japan was also discussed.
The consultation was organized online. It is claimed that the parties were unable to make significant progress, as China, despite Japan request, kept the import ban in force.

Construction begins on CNNC Jinqimen nuclear power project

Linglong One completes external dome installation

The new-generation artificial sun HL-3 is open to world exploration

Jinqimen nuclear power project has received official approval

Two units of CNNC complete dome installation

412 nuclear units are operating in the world, 59 units are under construction

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev held talks with chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority

HTR-PM starts commercial operation
On Dec 6th, Chinese independently developed high- temperature gas-cooled reactor demonstrator commenced commercial operation.
It signifies that China has completed the world first commercially operational modular nuclear power plant with fourth-generation nuclear technology, marking the transition of fourth-generation nuclear technology from experiments to the commercial market.
The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, with advantages of high safety, power generation efficiency, and environmental adaptability, has broad applications in various fields such as power generation and combined heat and power.
It is an important pathway for optimizing energy structure...

Chairman of CNNC visits the UAE, signs MoU during COP28

Witnessing Chinese nuclear collaboration in Paris
At the Sino-French Nuclear Energy Cooperation and Exchange Seminar, Ma Wenjun stated that China and France are important to the global nuclear energy industry. The collaboration and friendship between the two countries in the field of nuclear energy have a long history and serve as an exemplary model of technological cooperation.
Today, two countries have the opportunity to come together to discuss various dimensions of advanced nuclear energy development, marking a concrete step taken by both countries to deepen understanding of nuclear energy cooperation and a new starting point for embracing the future of nuclear energy.
During the seminar, representatives from CNNC...

Ceremony dedicated to the start of construction of the Xudabu-1 unit was held in China

CNNC developed Chinese first compact AMS

The steel safety shell of Linglong One is hoisted

The No 1 unit of Hualong One Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant completes cold run test

China makes a major breakthrough in obtaining kg-level molybdenum isotopes
The Research Institute of Physical and Chemical Engineering of Nuclear Industry/Company (IPCE) of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has recently succeeded in obtaining, for the first time, kilogram-level molybdenum-100 isotopes with abundance of 99%.
The remarkable achievement was made through independent research and development, and marks a major breakthrough in the independent supply of molybdenum isotope key material in China.
The breakthrough has changed the situation the country completely relied on imports of molybdenum isotopes for a long time and indicates that China has reached the world leading level in the field of high-abundance stable isotope research, making it one of the few countries that can...

Chairman of CNNC attends Russia-China business forum

CNNC joins the Belt and Road CEO Conference

CNNC unveils nuclear energy solutions to combat climate change in Vienna

Kazatomprom has delivered another batch of fuel assemblies to China

Researchers from CNNC discover new mineral

CNNC introduced Chinese solutions on the IAEA General Conference

410 nuclear units are operating in the world, 58 units are under construction

The Second China-ASEAN Forum on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology was successfully held

Chairman of China National Nuclear Corp meets with Kazakhstan energy official

Workshop on the Application of Small Modular Reactor held in Hainan

The 190kA generator circuit breaker of the Hualong One overseas project successfully developed

HL-3 successfully operated in the high-confinement mode

The safety-grade DCS NicSysR8000N received the license

The first group of operational personnel of Zhangzhou NPP successfully passed the license exam

CNNC makes it to Fortune Global 500 for fourth consecutive year

Core module of Linglong One is in place
On August 10th, the core module of the Linglong One reactor, a multi-purpose modular small reactor in Hainan, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), was lifted and moved towards the nuclear island.
Pressure vessel, evaporator and other key equipment were installed in one step, marking the peak phase of Linglong One installation.
This is the first milestone of the installation of Linglong One nuclear island. It marks the debut of modular manufacturing and installation of nuclear reactor modules, representing a historic step of global nuclear miniaturization and highlighting China leading position in the modular manufacturing of small pressurized reactor units.

Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, took part in the meeting of the Russian-Chinese Subcommission on Nuclear Issues

Xudapu unit 3 completes dome installation

The core module of the Linglong One reactor passes final acceptance
On July 13th, the core module of the Linglong One reactor passed its acceptance test and will be shipped to Hainan Nuclear Power, marking a historic step in the modular manufacturing of small pressurized water reactor units. It is also the world first commercial onshore modular small reactor.
The core module of the Linglong One reactor mainly consists of two key components: the pressure vessel and the steam generator. They were independently designed by the CNNC Nuclear Power Institute of China and...

Another Hualong One unit breaks ground in Pakistan

CNNC makes significant progress in two projects in Xinjiang

Largest containment test platform completes performance test

International students of Tsinghua University visit Zhangzhou nuclear power plant

At Power Unit No. 7 of Tianwan NPS, the Inner Containment Dome Upper Part Has Been Installed in the Reactor Building

CNNC Chairman visits Rossing Uranium for mining, energy cooperation

The AUKUS and Article 14: Challenges Ahead
The AUKUS project if it goes ahead to completion in its present form of secrecy would set a precedent in the absence of agreed parameters and agreed understandings of the Board of Governors and Member States.
Also, thus far, more than eighteen months since the announcement of the AUKUS agreement there have not been any technical, policy or legal briefings or consultations on Article 14 involving the Secretariat, AUKUS parties and Member States.
This is a significant break with past Agency practice of open-ended consultations on matters concerning interpretation, implementation or strengthening of Agency safeguards.

Four units of Tianwan nuclear power plant pass final acceptance

IAEA Director General visits CNNC - first stop of his first visit to China
On May 22, Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), visited the China Institute of Atomic Energy of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) - the first stop of his first visit to China since taking the helm of the IAEA in 2019, at the invitation of the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA).
At the China Institute of Atomic Energy, a pine tree was planted to symbolize longer and closer cooperation between China and the IAEA. The director general said it is his hope that we come together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of China accession to the IAEA next year. Here he visited the China Advanced Research Reactor and a proton cyclotron.

The lower tier of the inner containment dome of the reactor building has been lifted at Unit 7 of Tianwan NPP

Nuclear medicine - Rays of Hope in Africa

CNNC attends human health related international symposium in Vienna

CNNC unveils Namibian engineering research center

The CARR reactor is open to foreign customers
The Chinese corporation CNNC has opened the CARR research reactor for projects of foreign companies and specialists.
To date, CARR has received more than 40 applications from abroad. The experiments that the applicants would like to put on are related to the needs of the aerospace and oil industries and to the study of new materials and a number of other areas.
Chinese research institutes and universities are already experimenting on CARR. In total, about 50 Chinese enterprises and organizations received access to the reactor capabilities.
The name CARR stands for China Advanced Research Reactor. The decision to build CARR was made in 1997...

CNNC, EDF sign low-carbon development MoU

Construction starts on Sanmen 4

AUKUS - note verbale from China
China has taken note of the recent Joint Leaders Statement on AUKUS issued by the US, the UK and Australia. China expresses its grave concern and firm opposition to the continued advancement of nuclear submarine cooperation by the AUKUS partners, which is purely out of their own geopolitical interests, disregarding concerns of the international community.
At the same time, China is seriously concerned about the IAEA Director General Statement in Relation to the AUKUS Announcement, and firmly opposed to the US, the UK and Australia coercing the IAEA Secretariat into endorsing their nuclear submarine cooperation by making safeguards exemption affangements on that cooperation.
The AUKUS submarine cooperation has fully exposed...

422 nuclear units are operating in the world, 57 units are under construction

ROSATOM and the Atomic Energy Agency of China signed the long-term cooperation program in the area of fast reactors and nuclear fuel cycle closure

422 nuclear units are operating in the world, 56 units are under construction

First international standard in nuclear fusion released

Inner dome installed at Changjiang-3

Outer dome installed at Zhangzhou 1

Pakistan and China - difficulties of cooperation
The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif recalled the difficult fate of the Chashma-5 construction project in his speech at a ceremony organized in honor of the transfer of the second stage of the Karachi NPP.
As befits a high-ranking official, he blamed the previous government for delays in the execution of the project, mentioning some self-created obstacles.
Against the background of the high cost of imported energy, Pakistan is in dire need of its own capacities producing cheap electricity, so a new unit must be built.
The Prime Minister made it clear that the Pakistani side is ready to discuss the Chashma-5 construction project with the Chinese reactor, but will firmly insist on its terms.
And if you can really agree on pricing formulas and,,,

CNNC develops isotope light sources

Two units of the first overseas project of HPR1000 officially delivered
Unit 3 of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (K-3) was inaugurated in Pakistan on Feb 2, meaning that the two million-kilowatt Hualong One units exported to Pakistan, K-2 and K-3, have now both officially been delivered to Pakistan and put into operation.
The HPR1000 (Hualong One) is a third-generation nuclear power piece of technology independently developed by China and a landmark achievement in China innovative development of nuclear power. From a name card of China to an international brand, the HPR1000 shines along the Belt and Road as the event marks the completion of the first project of the HPR1000 in Pakistan.
Through joint efforts, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has built two nuclear power stations...

CNNC reports growth in power generation in 2022

CNNC supports frontier science research with germanium isotopes

CNNCs first self-developed BNCT cancer treatment facility settles in Taian, Shandong

TVEL ships fuel for CFR-600 fast reactor launch

Commersial operation of Fangchenggang-3 is now expected in first half of 2023

China first homegrown main steam isolation valves delivered

China begins nuclear island installation of land-based small modular reactor
The nuclear island installation of the world first commercial land-based small modular reactor, Linglong One, has officially begun construction in South China Hainan Province, China Central Television reported on Sunday.
Linglong One is a multi-functional modular small pressurized water reactor built by the China National Nuclear Corporation based on independent research and intellectual property rights.
It is also the world first reactor of this type to be approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency on the basis that it is built to serve the region diverse power needs.
The CCTV report described the nuclear island as the heart of the nuclear power plant. Other major facilities, including the power station pressure vessel and...

Obstacles to all key technologies for development of China BNCT cancer treatment facility removed

CGN is being forced out of Britain
Chinese nuclear giants CNNC and CGN have a lot in common with Rosatom in their structure, however, unlike the Russians, their portfolio of foreign orders for the construction of nuclear units can be said to be empty.
From this point of view, the units built by CNNC in Pakistan can be mentioned as the only Chinese success, but it is difficult to call it a victory by the ultimate rating, since only Chinese companies can build nuclear power plants in Pakistan due to the twists of international law.
Chinese analysts have never said out loud the strategy that should have been chosen by the sworn friends of CNNC and CGN to repeat the foreign successes of Rosatom. One can restore the adopted strategy. studying the ways and actions of Chinese corporations.

Core component of ITER completes first piece of manufacturing

CNNC climate action case unveiled at COP27

CNNC holds Atoms for Future themed forum during CIIE

Researchers reveal calcium abundances in first stars

CNHE and French company Lemer Pax sign cooperation agreement

China makes new breakthrough in artificial sun project

Core catcher vessel was installed on the unit No. 8 of the Tianwan NPP

IAEA should not become stage of political manipulation
The recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors Meeting decided through consultation for the fourth time to set a separate, formal topic on the transfer of nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation and its safeguards in all aspects under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). IAEA members expressed their serious concerns over relevant issues regarding trilateral cooperation.
The nuclear submarine cooperation among US, UK and Australia created a dangerous precedent of nuclear weapon countries illegally transferring huge amounts of weapon-grade nuclear materials to non-nuclear weapon countries, which is a serious violation of NPT...

Hydraulic tests of the ACP-100 reactor vessel have been successfully completed in China

Rosatom starts supplies of nuclear fuel for CFR-600 fast reactor
Elemash Machine-building Plant, a fuel fabrication enterprise of Rosatom TVEL Fuel Company, has dispatched the first batch of nuclear fuel to China for the CFR-600 fast neutron reactor. Till the end of the year, two more fuel shipments are scheduled to follow, aimed for the initial load of the reactor core and the first refueling.
After the launch of the first CFR-600 power unit, Xiapu NPP in China Fujian province will become the first nuclear power plant with a high-capacity fast reactor outside of Russia. The other two functioning installations are the BN-600 and BN-800 sodium-cooled reactors at Beloyarsk NPP in the Urals region of Russia.
The project of fuel fabrication for CFR-600, lasting for already three years, has been a unique task for us in terms...

8th China nuclear open science week held

1st China-ASEAN Forum on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology held in Nanning

CNNC chairman attends 2022 Annual Conference of the Group of Vienna

China Discovered New Lunar Mineral for the First Time
On September 9, the eve of the Chinese traditional Mid- Autumn Festival, a day for eating moon-cake and family reunions, China National Space Administration (CNSA) and China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) jointly released research findings of the lunar samples brought back by the probe Change 5. A new mineral named Changesite-(Y) was discovered by scientists from Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology (BRIUG), a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). It has been approved by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA). The Changesite-(Y) is the first lunar mineral discovered by China, and the sixth in the world.

438 nuclear units are operating in the world, 57 units are under construction

Inner dome installed at Zhangzhou unit 2 ahead of schedule

CNNC SMR Linglong One wraps up construction of retaining walls

Pressure vessel installed at Zhangzhou unit 2

The CA20 module is installed on the construction of Sanmen-3

Industry alliance for decommissioning has been established in China

CNNC makes it to Fortune Global 500 3 years in a row

CNNC small modular reactor Linglong One installs heaviest component
The upper containment cylinder of the world first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, was successfully installed on July 6 at Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China Hainan province.
The upper cylinder is an important component in ensuring the safety of the reactor building, and its installation lays a solid foundation for advancing the Linglong One demonstration project.
The upper cylinder of the steel containment shell is about 15 meters in height and 720 tons in weight, and is the heaviest single hoisting requirement for the Linglong One.
The Linglong One, also known as the ACP100, is a...

440 nuclear units are operating in the world, 54 units are under construction

CNNC attends China Straits Innovation and Projects Fair

The first Chinese Radiology Conference was held online

Construction starts on CNNC Tianwan nuclear steam project

China and Russia have submitted to the IAEA a list of technical issues on Japanese plans to drain Fukushima contaminated water into the ocean

Chinese scientists make breakthroughs in deep underground exploration of uranium deposits

The MCP project for Linglong One has been approved by specialists

First Concrete laid at Xudapu NPP Power Unit 4 in China

CNNC receives sub-surface lunar samples

CNNC chairman and IAEA director general hold video talk

441 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction

Hongyanhe-6 is connected to the grid
The Hongyanhe-6 (China) was connected to the grid on May 2, 2022.
A CPR-1000 reactor developed by the Chinese corporation CGN is installed on the unit. According to PRIS, the thermal power of the reactor is 2905 MWt, the electrical power of the unit is 1119 MWe gross and 1061 MWe net.
The owner and operating organization of the unit is the Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. (LHNPC). 45% of the company's shares are owned by CGN and SPIC corporations, and the remaining 10% by the municipal company Dalian Municipal Construction Investment Co.
The date of the first concrete is July 24, 2015.

CNNC achieves production of carbon-14 isotopes with commercial reactor

IFRES - the future of Chinese fast program

China - fast plans
The FR22 International Conference on Fast Reactors and Associated Fuel Cycles was held at the IAEA Headquarters in Vienna from 19 to 22 April 2022.
Yang Hongyi from China Atomic Energy Institute CIAE gave a presentation on the current state of China fast program.
At present, PWR light water reactors are the backbone of China nuclear power industry. At the next stage of development, fast reactors should appear in the country, and fusion energy will become the third stage. In parallel with the development of reactor technologies, the development of the necessary fuel cycles is underway.
The tasks of fast reactors in China include increasing the efficiency of using uranium resources and transmuting...

Two units of the first overseas project for HPR1000 enter operation

Electricity production at power plants of the China National Nuclear Power Co increased compared to 2021

Hualong One demonstration project completed, put into commercial operation

Chinese authorities have released a plan for developing a modern energy system during the 14th Five-Year Plan period

Fourth Hualong One unit connected to grid
Unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan was successfully connected to the gird on March 4, laying a solid foundation for its commercial operation.
Karachi unit 3 is a Hualong One overseas demonstration project and the fourth Hualong One unit around the globe. Its connection to the grid means that all four Hualong One units at home and abroad have been connected to the grid.
It is part of the efforts jointly made by Chinese and Pakistani nuclear scientists to further deepen the comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership of both countries in the new era, commit to green and low-carbon development, and help achieve the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals around the globe.

CNNC showcases nuclear fuel industrial chain capabilities to globe

439 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction

The First Concrete has been Laid at Tianwan NPP Power Unit 8

UK HPR1000 passed the Generic Design Assessment (GDA)

Stealthy British success of Chinese Dragon
The Chinese HPR-1000 (Hualong One) project was certified in Britain in February 2022. Not so long ago, this news would have become the event of a year, if not a decade, but now it has gone almost unnoticed.
Britain is a rare customer these days. It has the needs and desire to build new nuclear power units, it has financial resources and a national regulatory system that is not burdened with ties with supranational superstructures such as the European Union, and it does not have its own projects for third-generation nuclear reactors.
Therefore, one should not be surprised that literally all developers of modern reactor projects are interested in the possibility of certifying their projects in Britain.
Certification in Britain is a British-style confusing process.

First outage was successfully completed at Fuqing-5

Atucha III Nuclear Power Plant Project Joint Statement
Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A. and China National Nuclear Corporation are pleased to inform that after a fruitful period of negotiation, on February 1st both companies have reached a mutual understanding and signed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract for the development of Atucha III Nuclear Power Plant, which shall be an HPR1000 nuclear power plant to be operated with a rated gross electric power of 1200 MWe.
To reduce the impact of the consequences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually with the presence of the highest authorities of both companies and the diplomatic representatives and national and local authorities of both countries.

Argentina and CNNC sign agreement to build HPR-1000

19 CNNC nuclear power units anticipated to achieve full marks on WANO composite index

First CGN project applying E-beam irradiation to combat COVID-19
A Chinese nuclear company has finished research of the country first installation used for disinfecting cold-chain food outer package and is working on the project implementation, the company board secretary disclosed in response to an inquiry from investors.
The company, namely the CGN Nuclear Technology Development Co (CGNNT), a subsidiary of China state- owned nuclear power giant China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN), said that the company project, which applies electron beam (E-beam) irradiation technology to fight against coronavirus on the outer package of cold-chain food has passed the review of expert group in March, 2021.
The company is currently pushing for the landing of...

CNNC Day held at Expo 2020 Dubai
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Day at Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates was held both online and offline on Jan 12, 2022.
The event, themed green, innovation and future, was organized to demonstrate to the world CNNC capacity in the whole industrial chain of the nuclear industry, through which CNNC and its partners jointly reviewed the past and looked forward to the future.
As the first worldwide promotional event held by the CNNC this year, the gathering was also a high-end platform for CNNC to better respond to climate change and implement China carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, create more development opportunities and further unleash cooperation potential for global cooperation on nuclear...

Core catcher casing has been installed at Xudabao NPP Unit 3

439 nuclear units are operating in the world, 52 units are under construction

439 nuclear units are operating in the world, 51 units are under construction

440 nuclear units are operating in the world, 50 units are under construction

TVEL shipped equipment to China for testing CFR-600

442 nuclear units are operating in the world, 51 units are under construction

CIAE releases world first international cyclotron standard

CNNC Boao International Nuclear Medicine Center opens door to yttrium-90 resin microsphere treatment
In treating these four cases, CNNC Med and China Isotope and Radiation Corporation (CIRC) of CNNC gave full play to the synergistic advantages of the nuclear medicine industry chain of CNNC by working together to introduce and transport yttrium-90 resin microspheres and provide nuclear medicine diagnosis and treatment services and radiation protection to ensure the success of the operations. CNNC Boao International Nuclear Medicine Center, a collaboration between CNNC Med and Boao Super Hospital, and Prof. Dong Jiahong team from Tsinghua University, collaborated closely to strictly ensure the quality of the operation process. The patients responded well.
Yttrium-90 resin microspheres are an accurately targeted...

Reactor pit liner structure has been installed at power unit No.3 of Xudapu NPP (China)

The total output of the Tianwan NPP has reached 300 billion kWh

No. 2 Reactor of China HTGR demonstration project reaches first criticality

Hualong One unit completes inner dome installation at Zhangzhou-1

Bottom of a steel containment is installed at first Chinese SMR

IAEA collaborates with CNNC on waste disposal

442 nuclear units are operating in the world, 51 units are under construction

444 nuclear units are operating in the world, 51 units are under construction

The first Chinese HTGR came out for first criticality

China - results of year 2020

Fuel loading begins on pebble-bed modular HTGR demonstration plant in China

Chinese scientists exploring the use of radiation sterilization technology for COVID-19 on cold chain food imports
Important first-phase results from the research project The Research on Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Virus for Import Cold Chain Food by Radiation Sterilization Technology were released on June 21. The results have passed the technology acceptance testing process organized by the Technology Quality and Information Technology Department of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
The project was led by the China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP), subordinate to CNNC, in collaboration with CNNC China Isotope and Radiation Corporation (CIRC), Nuctech, the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Tsinghua University, among other institutes.

444 nuclear units are operating in the world, 51 units are under construction

First overseas Hualong One unit put into commercial operation
Unit 2 of the Karachi nuclear power plant (K-2) in Pakistan was officially put into commercial operation on May 20, local time. It not only signals the completion of the first overseas Hualong One (HPR1000) unit, but is a further achievement of China-Pakistan nuclear energy cooperation this year, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Units 2 and 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant, both overseas Hualong One demonstration projects, are major innovative achievements for China nuclear industry in terms of realizing its independence. They are also a significant step in terms of the two countries deepening their all-weather strategic partnership of cooperation.

Start of new unit construction at Tianwan and Xudapu nuclear power plants
A ceremony was held in China to mark the start of construction of power units 7 and 8 of Tianwan NPP and power units 3 and 4 of Xudapu NPP.
President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jinping took part in the event by teleconference.
ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev said: The power units of Tianwan NPP are now reliably the benefit of the Chinese people and making a significant contribution to ensuring China energy security. So far, the units, which were built with Russia participation, have already produced more than 270 billion kilowatt-hours."
Power units 7 and 8 of Tianwan NPP and power units 3 and 4 of Xudapu NPP will be equipped with VVER-1200 reactors. The VVER-1200 is Rosatom flagship...

444 nuclear units are operating in the world, 54 units are under construction

444 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction

Construction starts on Hualong One units in Hainan
Construction began on two Hualong One (HPR1000) units - units 3 and 4 at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in South China Hainan province - on March 31.
The project is part of a concerted plan by Hainan province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and China Huaneng Group to realize high-quality growth.
The move, which reflects China national strategy, will contribute to bringing carbon dioxide emissions to a peak, achieving carbon neutrality and helping to build a national pilot zone for ecological conservation and Hainan Free Trade Port.
Meanwhile, nuclear energy, as a low-carbon form of energy, will play its part in helping Hainan itself realize peak carbon dioxide emissions and achieve carbon...

First overseas Hualong One nuclear unit connected to grid
The first overseas Hualong One (HPR1000) nuclear unit - Unit 2 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan - was successfully connected to the power network for the first time on March 18 local time.
It is a major milestone in the overseas construction of the Hualong One reactors, a third-generation reactor independently developed by China; on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Pakistan diplomatic relationship, this also represents a remarkable outcome of the two countries consolidating and deepening their all-weather strategic partnership of cooperation, and of their promoting Sino-Pakistan nuclear energy collaboration.
Hualong One is China's third-generation nuclear power...

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TVEL Elemash Machine-building plant launches new manufacturing site for CFR-600 fabrication

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First Hualong One reactor put into commercial operation
The Unit 5 of Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, the first Demonstration project to adopt China indigenous Generation III nuclear power technology Hualong One, also known as HPR1000, was put into commercial operation, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced on January 30.
The success marks a milestone for the development of China nuclear power, making China the fourth country to master its indigenous Generation III nuclear power technology following the US, France and Russia.
Hualong One is CNNC's Generation III nuclear power technology with complete independent intellectual property rights, developed and designed by the corporation on the basis of more than 30 years of...

443 nuclear units are operating in the world, 52 units are under construction

Cold functional testing of Hualong One at Fuqing Nuclear Power succeeds

Nuclear fuel elements for Chinese HTGR shipped
On January 9, the first batch of products from the world first industrial-scale high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) nuclear fuel element production line, which was fully developed by China, was shipped from the North Nuclear Fuel Element Co Ltd of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to the Shidaowan HTGR nuclear power plant demonstration project in Rongcheng, East China Shandong province, to provide grid-connected power generation. The first of its kind globally, the project has independent intellectual property rights.
This is one of the most significant innovative achievements of the National Science and Technology Major Project. It represents an important step in advancing the application of China fourth-generation nuclear power technology...

Nuclear News Ticker - January 11, 2021

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443 nuclear units are operating in the world, 52 units are under construction

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First Hualong One reactor connected to grid
Unit 5 of China Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), was successfully connected to the grid for the first time on Nov 27.
Unit 5 is the world first pilot project to use China indigenous third-generation nuclear power technology Hualong One, also known as HPR1000.
It was confirmed on site that all technical indicators of the unit met the design requirements and that the unit was in good condition. This laid a solid foundation for the subsequent commercial operation of the unit and for the top performance in the world first third-generation nuclear power reactor.
Hualong One is an innovative third-generation...

Nuclear News Ticker - November 27, 2020

Luo Qi (CNNC) wins top national scientific award

443 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction

442 nuclear units are operating in the world, 54 units are under construction

WANO makes progress in establishing its new Shanghai office

442 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction

1st bulk order of China-made sponge zirconium leaves for Russia

Tianwan nuclear power plant unit 5 connects to grid

Fuel loading completed at Tianwan-5

China needs to have its own isotope production to ensure supply stability

Engineering Division of ROSATOM and JNPC signed the acceptance statement confirming the transfer of the nuclear island of Tianwan-3
On January 20, Director General of ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev paid a working visit to the operating Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant (Jiangsu Province, China). Tianwan NPP is a result of Russia China joint efforts. Today, all four power units with Russian-designed VVER-1000 operate efficiently at the station.
Alexey Likhachev met with the head of the Atomic Energy Agency of China, Zhang Kejian, as part of his visit to the Tianwan NPP. Together they attended the signing ceremony for the final acceptance of the nuclear island at Unit 3, Tianwan NPP. Russia and China signed the final acceptance statement confirming the transfer of the nuclear island to the Chinese customer for operation.
Alexey Bannik, Vice President in charge of projects in China, ASE EC JSC (the Engineering Division of ROSATOM), signed the statement for the Russian side, and Zhang Yi, Deputy Director General of Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation (JNPC) appended his signature for China.

Candu Energy and CNNC will cooperate on a AHWR heavy water reactor

CNNC is developing the miniaturized lead-bismuth fast reactors

WANO signs a Memorandum of Understanding with CNEA

TVEL Fuel Company of ROSATOM Inks Fuel Contract for Xudapu NPP New Units
TVEL Fuel Company of ROSATOM has signed the contract for nuclear fuel supply to the future power units 3 and 4 of Xudapu NPP with China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation, CNNP Liaoning Nuclear Power and CNNP Suneng Nuclear Power acting as the customers (all the companies are subsidiaries of China National Nuclear Corporation, CNNC).
The two new Russian-design Gen 3+ power units with VVER-1200 reactors will be built at the site of Xudapu NPP in Liaoning province, district Huludao, in China North-East. The Contract includes supplies for the first core as well as for several further refueling. Rusatom Overseas coordinated the contract negotiations from the Russian side.
In July, 2019, TVEL signed the contract for nuclear fuel supply to the similar VVER-1200 units 7 and 8 of Tianwan NPP.

449 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction

451 nuclear unit is operating in the world

TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom supplied equipment for VVER fuel fabrication at Yibin plant in China

Rosatom Inks Fuel Contract for Tianwan NPP New Power Units

TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom Supplied Fuel for China Experimental Fast Reactor

Russia and China signed the Executive contracts for the construction of Tianwan NPP and Xudabao NPP

WANO members vote to establish a new Branch Office and Support Centre in China

TVEL will supply nuclear fuel for China CFR-600 fast-neutron reactor

WANO president visits CGN to seek enhanced exchanges

454 nuclear units are operating in the world

CNNC ships LEU fuel to convert Nigeria MNSR

453 nuclear units are operating in the world

Nuclear fuel loading has commenced at the 4th power unit of Tianwan NPP

455 nuclear units are operating in the world

453 nuclear units are operating in the world

Pakistan will create a specialized division for the protection of Chinese experts

443 nuclear units are operating

Chinese official on cooperation with Pakistan at least six units

China wants to build Hualongs in the UK

In the Netherlands completed the first stage of qualifying fuel for Chinese HTGR

Fangjiashan-2 reaches first criticality

Rosatom is negotiating for the construction of 7 and 8 units of Tianwan NPP

CEFR completes 100% power test

Atomenergomash has completed delivery of steam generators for Tianwan-3

Atomenergomash has completed steam generator delivery to Tianwan-3

China may get a share in SVBR-100

Fangchenggang-1 achieved first criticality

Chinese Envoy Criticizes US Plans to Deploy Missile Defense System in South Korea

Russia Expects to Build 2 More NPP Units in China: Official

China Wishes to Cooperate With Russia on Development of Fast Neutron Reactors

China Under Less Pressure from US due to Ukraine Crisis – Expert

China Confirms Development of Next-Generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

China Confirms Targeting Microsoft for Anti-Trust Scrutiny - Reports

Russian, Chinese Companies Sign Memorandum to Build Floating Nuclear Plants

US, China Presidents Discuss Negotiations on Iranian Nuclear Program

US-China Cybertheft Accusations to Have No Real Consequences

China Bans Windows 8 on Government Computers – Reports

Russia and China Call for Compromise on Iran Nuclear Issue

China Condemns US for Hypocrisy, Double Standards On Cyber Espionage Issue

Chinese Companies to Help Build Russian Transbaikal Plant

China to Build Reactors With US Nuclear Technology

A starting agreement has been signed to launch production of steam generators for Tianwan Phase II

North Korean Leader Calls for Friendly Relations With China

The celebration ceremony of the first concrete installation took place at Tianvan NPP unit 4

Syria Strike to Entail Serious Consequences – China

China Offers Russia Floating Nuke Plant Joint Project

China, Russia to Stand Together on Missile Defense in AsPac

Chinese Leader Russia Visit to Boost Strategic Partnership

US Sees Russian Cyberthreat as China Grabs Headlines

China to Give Belarus $16 mln Chernobyl Aid

Russia, China Plan to Boost Cooperation on Missile Defense

Russia, China Launch Stage Two in Joint Nuclear Plant Project

Russia, China Ink Deal to Build 2 New Nuclear Reactors

Beijing Reiterates Opposition to Iran Sanctions

China Denies Delivery of Missile Launchers to N. Korea

Russia, China in Fast Neutron Reactor Talks

Russia NATO envoy to visit China, Iran over missile defense

Fukushima brings together Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing
Some commentators like to use arithmetic to compare various international organizations. If we add up the annual GDP of China (the world's second largest economy), Japan (the third largest economy) and South Korea (whose GDP is nothing to sneeze at) and compare the sum to the GDPs of the G8, which also includes Japan...nothing will happen. This is a senseless exercise because regional and international organizations are not created to flex muscles - economic or otherwise.
The GA is merely a top-level forum for discussing and regulating the ongoing formation of a common economic space in this part of the world. ASEAN performs a similar function in Southeast Asia. The purpose of these organizations is completely clear. The G8, meanwhile, appears no longer to serve a purpose.
But the GA is a special case. There are few organizations in the world where the members have such long-standing animosity toward one another. For example, while Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak have agreed on new plans for cooperation.

China pushes for further dialog on Iranian nuclear program

China opposes preconditions for N.Korea nuclear talks

Beijing pushes for more nuclear talks with Iran

China says mastered nuclear fuel reprocessing

China: Korean six-party talks to help avoid new conflict

Seoul to consider carefully China call for emergency talk on North Korea

Russia, China sign oil, gas, nuke agreements

China urges resumption of talks on North Korean nuclear program

China to use own uranium resources to meet growing nuclear demand

China reiterates call for resumption of N. Korea nuclear talks

Chinese leader invites N.Korean counterpart to visit Beijing

Atomstroyexport and JNPC have signed a contract for the preliminary design of the second stage of Tianwan NPP

China signed Framework Agreement with Belgium in MOX-fuel production

Russia to begin 2nd stage of Tianwan nuclear power plant construction next year

Medvedev to discuss energy projects, international issues in China

Atomstroyexport and JNPC have signed the Protocols on Final Acceptance of the first stage of Tianwan NPP

Russia, China to build two new reactors at Tianwan nuclear power plant

China could build up nuclear capability to counter U.S. missile shield

Russia's work to build China's Tianwan nuclear plant stage to cost $1.8 bln

China backs U.S. over Iranian nuclear issue

China welcomes future U.S.-N.Korea nuclear talks

Atomstroyexport, CIAE and CNEIC signed a contract on preproject preparation of fast neutron reactors construction in China

Russia, India, China set to forge energy ties

Ecological problems of nuclear industry and the situation in China
Energy is a basis of life. All civilization comforts, all material spheres of man activities - from laundering till investigations of the Moon and Mars require power consumption, which will only increase in future. Today energy of atom is widely used in many branches of economics.
Powerful submarine and surface ships with nuclear power installations are under construction. The peaceful atom is used in prospecting for minerals. Radioactive isotopes have a wide application in biology, agriculture, medicine, in space exploration.
Nuclear power plants are the third whale in the modern world power system. Equipment of NPP undoubtedly is the great achievement of the scientific-technical progress. In the case of trouble-free operation, NPPs practically don't pollute the environment, besides thermal pollution. Actually radiation waste presenting a potential hazard is produced as a result of NPP (and nuclear fuel cycle enterprises) operation.

Russia to complete NPP in China, build gas centrifuge plant

Atomstroyexport completed Tianwan NPP first stage construction

Tianwan NPP Unit 2Generated Billion kWh Electricity

The second power unit of TAES commissioned for commercial operation
On August 16, 2007 at 00:15 by Beijing time the Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation (JNPC) commissioned Unit 2 of TNPP for commercial operation having completed respective tests of its operation under rated mode, stipulated by the power startup schedule. Signing of the protocol of Preliminary Acceptance of Unit 2 between ASE and JNPC is expected in the middle of September. As of today, the first Unit of TNPP has been in commercial operation since June 2007, operating with stability at 100 % capacity. It has generated about five billion kW-h since its startup. Unit 2 of TNPP has generated more than 700 mln kW-h by the moment of its commercial operation startup.

Russia to commission second unit of China's Tianwan NPP in September
Russia's nuclear equipment export monopoly Atomstroyexport confirmed Tuesday it will commission the second unit of China's Tianwan nuclear power plant in September. The company is building the Tianwan NPP in eastern China's port city of Lianyungang under a 1992 agreement. The plant features improved VVER-1000 reactors and K-100-6/3000 turbo generators. Atomstroyexport will start commissioning the second unit following additional dynamic tests, the company said in a statement. We are expecting to commission the unit and start its commercial operation as early as September 2007, the statement said.

Tianwan nuclear plant's 2nd unit reaches full capacity
The No. 2 generating unit of Tianwan nuclear power plant, a Sino-Russian cooperative project, has begun to operate at full capacity, according to an announcement by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). CNNC said that the second unit is operating at a stable 1.05 million kw and all technical parameters are within set values. Before its test operation, the unit passed a full-capacity safety check by the National Nuclear Safety Administration. After the debugging period, the no. 2 generating unit will officially start commercial operation.

The 2nd unit of Taiwan NPP reached full capacity

Khristenko: Russia and Chine cooperation shouldn't restricted by Tianwan NPP

Russia to commission 2nd unit of Tianwan NPP in September

Russia, China sign commissioning act on 1st unit of Tianwan NPP-1

AREVA signed an agreement with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Co Ltd to built two nuclear reactors

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Main construction stage started at Leningrad NPP Unit 7

Main construction stage started at Leningrad NPP Unit 7

First concrete was laid in the foundation of the reactor building of Unit 7 with a VVER-1200 reactor at the construction site of new power units of Leningrad NPP (a branch of Rosenergoatom, Electric Power Division of ROSATOM).



INTERVIEW

CNNC

CNNC
Ma Wenjun also emphasized that CNNC has consistently upheld an open and collaborative approach, hoping to work together with international counterparts to accelerate the development of nuclear energy, contributing to addressing challenges such as climate change and nuclear safety.


OPINION

WANO

WANO
It provided an opportunity for senior leaders in the industry globally to come together to network and build relationships with their peers, discuss the progress of the global industry improvement initiative, Action for Excellence - Shaping the Nuclear Future (AfE), and take necessary actions towards improving industry performance worldwide.


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