China's "Artificial Sun" BEST Campus Delivered and Commissioned, Controlled Nuclear Fusion Accelerates Toward Engineering Demonstration
On October 1, the campus of the national major project Compact Fusion Energy Experimental Device (Burning plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak, BEST) was officially delivered and commissioned, and the main machine simultaneously entered the core assembly stage of the "four-ring set." The device is located in Hefei, Anhui, led in design by the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP), and constructed by Fusion New Energy (Anhui) Co., Ltd. It is China's independently developed new-generation fusion burning experimental device. BEST aims to simulate solar nuclear fusion and fill the gap between experimental reactors and demonstration reactors...
2026-10-01
First Backup Emergency Diesel Generator of Hualong One Officially Available at Sanao Nuclear Power Unit 2
On October 2, the first backup emergency diesel generator (9LHW) of Hualong One completed the replacement grid connection test at Sanao Nuclear Power Unit 2 and was officially put into service. The equipment can replace any one of the original 12 emergency diesel generators (EDGs) in Phase I and Phase II projects, significantly improving the redundancy, reliability, and maintenance flexibility of the plant's emergency power supply. Sanao Nuclear Power Phase I and Phase II each have 3 emergency busbars, with one EDG configured for each busbar. However, due to the absence of cross-power supply for loads, the preventive maintenance windows of the original units were concentrated, affecting the overhaul schedule. Since 2021, Cangnan Nuclear Power has promoted the project of adding backup diesel generators, improving from the design source, building a new backup emergency diesel generator building (BDD), and constructing corridors and cables connected to each unit...
2026-10-03
CNNC Huaxing's Self-Developed "Island-Building Machine" Completes First Jacking at Xuwei Project
Recently, the containment construction integrated platform (referred to as the "Island-Building Machine") for Unit 1 of the Jiangsu Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant, constructed and independently developed by CNNC Huaxing, successfully completed its first jacking, officially transitioning from installation and commissioning to the autonomous climbing phase. The platform integrates self-climbing, enclosed operations, and intelligent monitoring, and innovatively adopts a lightweight modular design. It incorporates equipment such as the platform system, wall-attached supports, hydraulic climbing, safety monitoring, and folding-boom cranes, effectively reducing R&D costs and improving assembly and disassembly efficiency. The Island-Building Machine has three core functions: first, the hydraulic system drives synchronous jacking of machine positions, eliminating dependence on tower cranes for repeated lifting of formwork hanging frames; second, the top platform also serves as a material yard, with folding-boom cranes...
2026-10-03
Poskom Angular Pinch Magnet Pulsed Power Supply Delivered, X-ray High-Voltage Power Supply Manufacturer Officially Enters Fusion Equipment Sector
Recently, the angular pinch magnet pulsed power supply (TP power supply) independently developed by Poskom has completed delivery, marking that this X-ray high-voltage power supply manufacturer has officially entered the controlled nuclear fusion track. This power supply primarily serves experiments including angular pinch, field-reversed configuration (FRC), magnetized plasma generation, and magnetic confinement compression. It is key specialized power equipment for magnetic confinement controlled nuclear fusion and high-energy-density physics research, featuring hardcore capabilities such as nanosecond-level multi-stage multi-channel pulse timing coordination, waveform fidelity under ultra-high current and strong electromagnetic interference, and precise regulation of mutual inductance coupling multi-waveform attenuation, capable of matching the demanding operating conditions of frontier fusion experiments. Poskom was founded in 2015, focusing on specialized high-voltage power supplies, pulsed...
2026-10-03
Department of Nuclear Medicine at Peking University First Hospital Receives EARL Theranostics Advanced-L2 Certification, Bringing Theranostics in Line with International Standards
The Department of Nuclear Medicine at Peking University First Hospital has recently officially received the Theranostics Advanced-L2 certification issued by EARL (EANM Research Ltd.), an affiliate of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, becoming one of the few nuclear medicine theranostics centers in China to obtain this high-level certification. The certification audit standards are rigorous, covering comprehensive dimensions including PET/CT quantitative accuracy, therapy center operations, patient safety management, and clinical competency. Passing the certification means that the department's quantitative imaging and targeted therapy data meet internationally mutually recognized standards and can achieve high-level alignment with advanced nuclear medicine centers in Europe and the United States. During the certification review, EANM President-Elect Professor Felix M. Mottaghy and Ms. Iva...
2026-10-03
CGN Cangnan No. 3 Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. Established
According to Qichacha APP, CGN Cangnan No. 3 Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. was recently established, with its business scope including: heat production and supply; technology import and export; goods import and export, etc. Qichacha equity penetration shows that the company is jointly held by China General Nuclear Power Corporation, Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Geely Industrial Investment Holding Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., among others.
2026-10-03
Inner Dome Concrete Pouring of Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 3 Completed
On September 30, as the last batch of concrete was successfully poured into the formwork, China Nuclear Industry 24 Construction Co., Ltd. successfully completed the concrete pouring of the inner dome of the reactor building of the Hualong One Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 3. The achievement of this key milestone marks the full completion of the civil construction of the inner containment for this unit, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent prestressing construction of the containment and the installation of core nuclear equipment. As an important safety barrier of the Hualong One independent third-generation nuclear power technology, the inner dome is located at the top of the nuclear island, and its core function is to ensure the integrity and absolute leak-tightness of the reactor building and prevent the leakage of radioactive substances. Faced with nuclear construction technical challenges such as the complex curved surface structure of the dome and the high difficulty of high-altitude operations, the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Project Department...
2026-10-02
CGN Environmental Protection and Cangnan Nuclear Power Sign a New Round of General Contracting Agreement for Nuclear Environmental Protection Business
Recently, CGN Environmental Protection and Cangnan Nuclear Power officially signed a new round of general contracting agreement for nuclear environmental protection business. This marks a comprehensive upgrade of their cooperation from version 1.0 to version 2.0, and also a substantive implementation of the Group's deepening reform strategy in the field of nuclear environmental protection. Zhan Weihua, Deputy Party Secretary and General Manager of Cangnan Nuclear Power, and Qin Geng, Party Committee Member and Chief Accountant; Ren Junhua, Deputy Party Secretary and General Manager of CGN Environmental Protection, Lu Shubao, Party Committee Member and Deputy General Manager, and Yang Wei, Party Committee Member and Deputy General Manager attended the signing ceremony. In 2025, CGN Environmental Protection transitioned toward nuclear environmental protection business and signed the first round of general contracting agreements with multiple plants. Over the past year, the company has continuously honed its capabilities in business undertaking and execution, and is accelerating the construction of an integrated...
2026-10-02
All Main Coolant Piping Modules of Unit 1 at China's Guangdong Taipingling Nuclear Power Project in Place
According to reports, on September 29, all main coolant piping modules of the nuclear island of Unit 1 at China's Guangdong Taipingling Nuclear Power Project were hoisted and installed in place. The main coolant piping is known as the "main artery" of the reactor, used to connect the reactor pressure vessel, steam generators and reactor coolant pumps, providing a circulation channel for the primary coolant, and is classified as nuclear safety Class 1 and seismic Category I equipment. The main coolant system of the Hualong One reactor consists of three loops, connecting the three major main equipment into a closed loop through the main coolant piping, and is an important part of the primary pressure boundary. The completion of all installations in place means that the installation of the core major components of the nuclear island is basically completed. The hoisting and installation of the main coolant piping requires precise control of pipe section angles and center-of-gravity positions within a confined space...
2026-10-01
Strengthen Regulation of Fusion Devices, Empower the Development of New Technologies
Recently, the South China Regional Office of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the South China Regional Office) conducted a radiation safety supervision inspection of the J-TEXT tokamak fusion experimental device at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. As the only medium-to-large tokamak experimental device at a university in China, J-TEXT bears the important mission of fusion talent cultivation and frontier physics experiments. The South China Regional Office focused on key aspects including equipment operation, radiation protection, and authorization management, meticulously investigated safety hazards, verified the implementation of safety management systems, and urged Huazhong University of Science and Technology to promptly plug safety loopholes and standardize device operation procedures, effectively building a strong defense line for the safe and stable operation of fusion experimental devices, providing solid support for the orderly conduct of scientific research experiments...
2026-10-01
The First Inspection Team of the Party Leadership Group of CNNC Feedback Inspection Situation to the Party Committee of China Baoyuan
On September 29, the First Inspection Team of the Party Leadership Group of CNNC fed back the inspection situation to the Party Committee of China Baoyuan. Wang Xuejun, member of the Party Leadership Group and Chief Accountant of CNNC, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Li Kaiming, head of the First Inspection Team of the Party Leadership Group of CNNC, fed back inspection opinions. Lin Xuyang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Baoyuan, presided over the meeting and made a statement. Wang Xuejun emphasized that China Baoyuan should thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on inspection work, uphold the consciousness of turning the blade inward, shoulder the responsibility of confronting problems head-on, and strictly and practically advance all tasks of inspection rectification. Taking inspection rectification as a new starting point, create a new atmosphere of loyalty, cleanliness, and responsibility, achieve new accomplishments in high-quality development, and with tangible rectification results and hard work achievements of responsibility and progress, strive to write a new chapter in the high-quality development of the group company.
2026-10-01
The 4th refueling overhaul of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 officially begins
At 06:00 on October 1, the main control operator of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 completed the turbine-generator trip operation, and the unit was officially disconnected from the East China Power Grid, marking the official start of the Tianwan Nuclear Power OT604 overhaul (the 4th refueling overhaul of Unit 6). During the preparation period for the OT604 overhaul, Jiangsu Nuclear Power and China Nuclear Operation and Maintenance deepened joint Party building study and practice, solidly advanced various overhaul preparation tasks, strictly implemented the "721" working principle of "seven parts preparation, two parts execution, one part feedback," conducted discussions and simulations on key milestones in advance, identified and investigated difficulties and bottlenecks in the overhaul, and formulated detailed countermeasures. This overhaul is a Class C overhaul and is also the final battle of the annual overhaul tasks at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Base. Jiangsu Nuclear Power...
2026-10-01
The first concrete pouring for the nuclear island of Unit 2 of State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project was successfully completed.
The first concrete pouring for the nuclear island of Unit 2 of SPIC Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project was completed at 16:07 on September 30, after 69 hours and 40 minutes of continuous work. A total of 6,732.5 cubic meters of concrete was used for this pouring, marking another important milestone for the project after the FCD achievement for the nuclear island of Unit 1. Phase I of the Bailong Nuclear Power Project plans to build two CAP1000 nuclear power units. These two units adopt independently designed and domestically manufactured Generation III passive nuclear power technology, with each unit having a capacity of up to 1.25 million kilowatts. At present, Unit 1 has entered the construction and installation stage, and the steel containment vessel bottom head, CA20, CV1R, CA01...
2026-09-30
Pressurizer of Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 1 Successfully Hoisted into Place
On September 30, the pressurizer of Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 1, constructed by China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Co., Ltd., was successfully hoisted into place. The success of this hoisting marks major progress in the installation of the primary circuit main equipment in the nuclear island of Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 1, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent surge line welding, system equipment installation, and commissioning work. The pressurizer is a core main equipment of the nuclear island reactor coolant system and a Class 1 nuclear safety equipment. It undertakes the tasks of pressure regulation and overpressure protection for the primary circuit system and is key equipment for ensuring the safe and stable operation of the reactor. This equipment is a vertical cylindrical pressure vessel with a body height of more than ten meters and a total hoisting weight of over one hundred tons. It is installed in the pressurizer compartment of the CA01 module, with stringent design and manufacturing standards...
2026-09-30
Main Coolant Piping Welding of Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 6 Successfully Completed
On September 28, the main coolant piping welding of the nuclear island of Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 6 was successfully completed. All non-destructive testing of the main coolant piping was finished, with the first-pass qualification rate of radiographic testing (RT)/ultrasonic testing (UT) reaching 100%, laying a solid foundation for subsequent key milestones such as nuclear loop flushing and cold functional testing. Facing the high standards of main coolant piping welding, the project department strictly implemented nuclear safety supervision and control requirements, carried out precondition verification across all dimensions of personnel, machines, materials, methods, and environment, established a main coolant piping welding control zone, strictly controlled the working environment including temperature, humidity, and cleanliness, and ensured stable and controllable welding conditions. The project team fully drew on the main coolant piping welding experience of Unit 5, formulated a special plan and implemented full-process management, and through digital monitoring means throughout the entire welding process, tracked key parameters such as welding deformation and temperature in real time, refined the process disclosure, in-process inspection, and quality acceptance procedures for each weld joint, and applied the work style of "strict, cautious, meticulous, and pragmatic" to every welding operation and every weld seam, ensuring the successful completion of the main coolant piping welding of Unit 6.
2026-09-30
The Fifth China-France Energy Dialogue Held in Beijing
On September 29, He Yang, Deputy Administrator of China National Energy Administration, and Cedric Brier, Director General of the Directorate General for Energy and Climate of France, co-chaired the Fifth China-France Energy Dialogue in Beijing. The two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on policies concerning energy transition, energy security, and electrification, and fully exchanged views on practical cooperation in renewable energy, energy storage and hydrogen energy, civil nuclear energy, and other fields. Both sides emphasized that China-France energy cooperation started from civil nuclear energy and gradually expanded to multiple fields including oil and gas, renewable energy, energy technology innovation, and green and low-carbon transition, forming a cooperation pattern featuring complementary advantages, mutual benefit and win-win results, and long-term stability. Both sides are willing to uphold high-level consensus, leverage their respective advantages, tap into cooperation potential, innovate cooperation models, and push China-France energy cooperation to continue to deepen and upgrade, injecting new momentum into the sustained and healthy development of the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership, and contributing China-France wisdom and strength to promoting global energy security and green development.
2026-09-30
MOST Sets the Pathway for Hard-Core Science and Technology Breakthroughs in the "15th Five-Year Plan": Comprehensive and Systematic Deployment of Major Basic Research on Controlled Nuclear Fusion to Solidify the Foundation of Future Strategic Energy
At the series-themed press conference on "Getting Off to a Good Start in the '15th Five-Year Plan'" held by the State Council Information Office, the Ministry of Science and Technology officially released the top-level design and core breakthrough roadmap for building a science and technology powerhouse over the next five years. When outlining the layout for major science and technology breakthroughs and original innovation, Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun explicitly emphasized that, in strengthening the strategic depth of basic research, China will closely anchor itself to the frontiers of the global energy revolution and, centering on underlying scientific bottlenecks in key fields such as energy and materials, comprehensively and systematically deploy major basic research tasks including controlled nuclear fusion (Controlled Nuclear Fusion), so as to seize the future...
2026-09-30
China Institute of Atomic Energy Holds Advanced Scientific and Technological Achievements Transformation Conference: Releases Small Reactor 9-Type Product Matrix, Signs Agreements on Curie-Level Terbium-161 Preparation and SMR Overall Scheme Design
On September 29, the China Institute of Atomic Energy (abbreviated as CIAE) held in Beijing an Advanced Scientific and Technological Achievements Transformation Conference themed "Innovation · Nuclear Fusion of New Quality." The conference showcased CIAE's practical breakthroughs in deepening scientific and technological system reform, advancing the pilot program for empowering scientific and technological achievements from job-related inventions, and integrated institute-enterprise operations, and officially released multiple major scientific research achievements covering advanced reactors, nuclear medical equipment, and isotope preparation, vigorously promoting the acceleration of nuclear technology from the laboratory to the production line. In the report on reform experience and benchmark incubation platforms, the conference systematically summarized three landmark reform achievements: SASAC Pilot Reform for Empowering Scientific and Technological Achievements from Job-Related Inventions: CIAE used...
2026-09-30
CAS Ion Completes RMB 600 Million First-Round Financing, Fusion-Derived Technology Industrialization Enters a New Stage
Recently, CAS Ion completed its first round of market-oriented equity financing, with a total amount of RMB 600 million. This round of financing was jointly participated in by CMBI, Wanneng Capital, Qianhai Ark, CITIC Construction Investment Capital, China-Belgium Fund, SMIC Juyuan, Oriental Fortune Capital, Xi'an High-Tech Investment, Ginkgo Valley Capital, Jinju Investment, Wofu Venture Capital, and Hua'an Jiaye. CAS Ion, in accordance with its own business development pace, coordinated and determined the scale of this round of fundraising, and completed all processes including project matching, due diligence interviews, agreement signing, and capital delivery within 3 months. This financing received an enthusiastic market response, with numerous investment institutions actively expressing investment intentions, fully confirming the capital market's recognition of the company's core technology, industrialization capability, and long-term growth...
2026-09-30
Taiwan's Nuclear Safety Commission Completes Compliance Review of Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant "Restart Plan"
On September 24, 2026, the Nuclear Safety Commission of the Taiwan region of China officially completed and approved the review of the restart plan for the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant (the Third Nuclear Power Plant). The Nuclear Safety Commission (referred to as the NSC), Taiwan's nuclear safety regulatory body, officially announced the completion and approval of the review of the restart plan submitted by Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) for the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant (the Third Nuclear Power Plant). This move marks a key step for the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant units in the contest between decommissioning and shutdown versus evaluation for life extension. However, the NSC emphasized that this approval only represents recognition of the plan's content at the current stage. For the units to actually restart, they must still pass multiple stringent engineering self-inspections, on-site reviews, and statutory approval procedures. The NSC...
2026-09-30
SPIC Holds Mobilization and Deployment Meeting on Further Deepening Reform
On September 29, SPIC held a mobilization and deployment meeting on further deepening reform in Beijing, to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on the reform and development of state-owned enterprises and Party building, fully implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council as well as a series of work requirements of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, unify thinking, clarify tasks, and consolidate responsibilities, solidly advance the Group's new round of reform breakthroughs, and empower high-quality corporate development through reform. Liu Mingsheng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman of the Group, attended the meeting and delivered a speech; Tian Yongzhong, Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, attended the meeting; Liu Feng, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice President, presided over the meeting; Group leaders Chen Haibin, Gao Boyu, and Yan Hang attended the meeting. The meeting pointed out...
2026-09-30
State Nuclear Electric Power Planning Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. convened the first Party Committee (enlarged) meeting of 2026 and the second meeting of the 2026 Safety Production and Emergency Management Committee
On September 28, State Nuclear Electric Power Planning Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. convened the first Party Committee (enlarged) meeting of 2026 and the second meeting of the 2026 Safety Production and Emergency Management Committee. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the meeting thoroughly studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization and General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and directives on safety production, fully implemented the relevant work requirements of the Group Company's Safety Production Deployment Enhancement and Third Quarter Safety Risk Control Meeting, comprehensively reviewed the work of the first three quarters, scientifically assessed the current safety development situation, and arranged and deployed key tasks for safety production and ecological environmental protection in the next stage. Wang Chengli, Secretary of the Company's Party Committee, Chairman, and Director of the Safety Committee...
2026-09-30
Reading Ranking
- 1 China's "Artificial Sun" BEST Campus Delivered and Commissioned, Controlled Nuclear Fusion Accelerates Toward Engineering Demonstration
- 2 MOST Sets the Pathway for Hard-Core Science and Technology Breakthroughs in the "15th Five-Year Plan": Comprehensive and Systematic Deployment of Major Basic Research on Controlled Nuclear Fusion to Solidify the Foundation of Future Strategic Energy
- 3 The 4th refueling overhaul of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 officially begins
- 4 CAS Ion Completes RMB 600 Million First-Round Financing, Fusion-Derived Technology Industrialization Enters a New Stage
- 5 Department of Nuclear Medicine at Peking University First Hospital Receives EARL Theranostics Advanced-L2 Certification, Bringing Theranostics in Line with International Standards
- 6 Construction of BOP Sub-item Installation Works for Units 1 and 2 of Zhejiang Jinqimen Nuclear Power Plant Officially Commences
- 7 Poskom Angular Pinch Magnet Pulsed Power Supply Delivered, X-ray High-Voltage Power Supply Manufacturer Officially Enters Fusion Equipment Sector
- 8 Strengthen Regulation of Fusion Devices, Empower the Development of New Technologies
- 9 The Fifth China-France Energy Dialogue Held in Beijing
- 10 The First Inspection Team of the Party Leadership Group of CNNC Feedback Inspection Situation to the Party Committee of China Baoyuan
- 11 The Fully Superconducting Tokamak EAST Marks 20 Years of Operation: From a 3-Second First Cry to Thousand-Second Steady State, China's "Artificial Sun" Opens a Leap Toward Fusion Engineering
- 12 Taishan Nuclear Power Plant Deploys Specialized Underwater Robot for Cold Source Intake to Enhance Water Intake Operation and Maintenance Safety
- 13 Hangyang Share and Hangzhou Turbine Technology Jointly Invest in Startorus Fusion to Accelerate the Commercialization of Multi-Stroke Magnetic Reconnection Fusion
- 14 Taiwan's Nuclear Safety Commission Completes Compliance Review of Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant "Restart Plan"
- 15 Multiple Units at Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Go Live with Self-Developed EPM System