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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

The Chinese Academy of Sciences launches the "Scientific Frontier Extreme Breakthrough Program": the first batch deploys major tasks such as "new element synthesis," relying on large scientific facility clusters to push the limits of nuclear physics and materials science

On September 29, the Chinese Academy of Sciences held a press conference in Beijing, announcing the official launch of the Scientific Frontier Extreme Breakthrough Program and unveiling the first batch of launched projects. The program is based on the advantages of national major science and technology infrastructure clusters and a comprehensive disciplinary institutional framework, launching a systematic scientific expedition in the directions of the extremely macroscopic, extremely microscopic, extreme conditions, and extreme comprehensive interdisciplinarity (the "four extremes"). Zhou Qi, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, stated that the program aims to break the traditional single-point breakthrough model through the open and combined use of major science and technology infrastructure and the deep empowerment of artificial intelligence (AI for Science), building a systematic research paradigm for tackling key problems in the context of great power competition. In the released layout of the "four extremes" breakthrough tasks, the first...

2026-09-30

Breakthrough in High-Energy Nuclear Physics Research: Chinese Research Team Leverages CERN's Large Hadron Collider to Reveal How Nuclear Geometry Influences Matter Flow

Relying on the A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the research team led by Professor Li Xiaomei at the National Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data, China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), in international collaboration with the team led by Professor Zhou You at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, conducted research. The joint team studied the Oxygen-16 (Oxygen-16, $^{16}\text{O}$) and Neon-20 (Neon-20, $^{20}\text{Ne}$) light-nucleus collision system and achieved important progress regarding collective flow phenomena dominated by nuclear structure, confirming that the spatial geometric configuration of atomic nuclei can directly regulate the laws of matter flow in high-energy nuclear collisions, providing key experimental constraints for improving relativistic heavy-ion collision theory and resolving microscopic nuclear structure.

2026-09-24

Rosatom's Podolsk Machine-Building Plant Completes Manufacture of the Second RITM-200S Reactor for the First PEB-106 Floating Nuclear Power Plant

The Moscow Region enterprise Podolsk Machine-Building Plant (PAO ZiO-Podolsk), part of the mechanical engineering division of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Госкорпорация «Росатом» / Rosatom), has successfully manufactured the second RITM-200S (РИТМ-200С) reactor unit. This reactor will be installed on the PEB-106 (ПЭБ-106) floating nuclear power unit, designed specifically to ensure power supply for the large copper mining industrial cluster in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Чукотский автономный округ / Chukotka Autonomous Okrug). The equipment has successfully passed hydraulic tests (Гидравлические испытания) confirming its structural strength, and a full-scale trial assembly (Контрольная сборка) verified absolute conformity of components with the design drawings.

2026-09-24

Modernization of the hydraulic blade stamping equipment for nuclear power plants at the Russian "Atom Machine" plant has been completed

On September 21, 2026, according to project information released by the Russian "Atom Machine" (Atom Machine, part of the Mechanical Engineering Division of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom"), the plant located in Volgodonsk (Волгодонск), Rostov Oblast, announced that its hydraulic blade stamping equipment for nuclear power plants, which is unique to date and has no equivalent in Russia, has completed modernization and successfully passed testing. It is understood that this hydraulic press with a force of up to 15,000 tonnes has now successfully passed all tests and is fully ready for production. This equipment was originally put into operation in 1980. In this modernization project, engineers not only...

2026-09-22

Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Promotes the Translation and Application of Medical X-ray Skin Protective Agent

On September 10, Zhang Jianhong, Party Secretary of the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, led a delegation to Nanjing to conduct research with the Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Jiangsu Haizhi Biomedical Co., Ltd., exchanging views on the translation and application of the medical X-ray skin protective agent project. Representatives from the hospital, research institute, and enterprise held discussions on industry-university-research collaboration, clinical demand alignment, and industrialization pathways. It is understood that the medical X-ray skin protective agent is one of the core products in the radiation protection series independently developed by the Institute of Radiation Medicine. After being put into production, the product is expected to become China's first medical X-ray skin protective agent for scar radiotherapy. At the symposium, Zhang Jianhong stated that dermatology...

2026-09-12

Chinese Research Team Develops Novel Adsorbent Material for Uranium Extraction from Seawater

On September 2, it was learned from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as "QIBEBT") that the research team has recently made a series of advances in the field of uranium extraction materials from seawater. The team introduced discrete molecular topological design into porous organic cage systems for the first time, synthesizing the phosphate-functionalized material PhosCage, and further compounded it with aramid nanofibers to prepare composite aerogel microspheres AC-POC possessing high selectivity, high capacity, and anti-biofouling capability. The relevant results were published in the international academic journals Journal of Hazardous Materials and Separation and Purification Technology. The deep ocean harbors a vast uranium reservoir, but how to economically and efficiently extract uranium from it remains...

2026-09-03

Portable X-ray Equipment in the U.S. Used for On-Site Assessment of American Football Injuries

As the 2026–2027 American football season approaches, team training camps, player evaluations, and medical support preparations are getting underway. Given the risk of acute sports injuries from the high-intensity physical contact in American football, portable X-ray equipment is being used to improve the efficiency of injury assessment on the sidelines and at training facilities. According to reports, American football players are prone to fractures, sprains, joint dislocations, and contusions. Relevant data indicates that the incidence of severe injuries such as fractures, dislocations, and contusions in this sport is higher than in other sports, with fractures accounting for approximately 10% of all football injuries. Such injuries typically require X-ray radiography to aid diagnosis, but traditional X-ray machines are bulky and fixed in place, usually requiring use in facilities with appropriate shielding. Injured players often need to be transported to the radiology department for examinations, which may delay diagnosis and treatment decisions.

2026-08-31

World's First 14,000-Ton-Class Ring Crane Rolls Off Production Line, Capable of Supporting Full-Module Lifting for HPR1000 2.0

Recently, XCMG's world's first 14,000-ton-class ring crane officially rolled off the production line. Su Zimeng, President of China Construction Machinery Association; Wang Guohua, Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd., as well as Party Secretary and General Manager of its Lifting and Transportation Company; and Yang Dongsheng, Chairman of XCMG Group and XCMG Machinery and Party Secretary, attended the launch ceremony. Xia Dechang, General Manager and Party Secretary of XCMG Crane Machinery Division, announced the successful rollout of the equipment. According to reports, the 14,000-ton-class ring crane was developed to meet the lifting needs of ultra-large and ultra-heavy equipment in major projects such as nuclear power, petrochemical, and marine engineering, with a focus on serving integrated lifting scenarios for large modules. The equipment achieves full-industry-chain...

2026-08-29

Russian Power Machines plans to deliver two nuclear steam turbines per year starting from 2029

Power Machines, a Russian company, expects to deliver two steam turbines for nuclear power plants to customers annually starting from 2029. Anton Viktorov, Deputy General Director and Head of the Nuclear Energy Division, revealed that the relevant production capacity arrangements have been incorporated into the company's future plans. Viktorov stated that the company plans to sign contracts for three nuclear power units in 2026, along with several maintenance contracts for steam turbine and generator equipment; negotiations are also underway for contracts covering three additional units. He noted that this task places high demands on the company's production capacity organization and project execution. In terms of manufacturing capabilities, Power Machines previously disclosed that the company plans to produce 7 gas turbines and 14 steam turbines in 2026. With subsequent additional investments and production capacity expansion, the relevant factories will have the capacity to produce 10 sets of equipment annually starting from 2029.

2026-08-30

South Korea's Pohang to Build Core Component Factory for Small Modular Reactors

The city of Pohang and North Gyeongsang Province recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Heavy Industries Turbomachinery Co., Ltd. to build a large-scale production plant for eco-friendly turbomachinery and core components for small modular reactors (SMRs) at the fourth comprehensive industrial complex in Pohang's Yeongil Bay, with an investment of approximately 100 billion KRW. Under the agreement, Hyundai Heavy Industries Turbomachinery plans to carry out the project between 2026 and 2029, constructing related production facilities on a 101,128-square-meter site within the complex. Upon completion, the project is expected to create approximately 100 new jobs and boost the local manufacturing sector...

2026-08-28

U.S. STREAMLINE Project Advances Nuclear Quantum Many-Body Research with Artificial Intelligence

On August 25, 2026, a new project named STREAMLINE is combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, and supercomputing to address the nuclear quantum many-body problem in nuclear physics research, aiming to more accurately simulate the interactions between protons and neutrons within atomic nuclei and provide theoretical support for frontier topics such as neutron stars and fundamental interactions. The difficulty of the nuclear quantum many-body problem lies in the fact that as the number of particles increases, the possible interactions among them grow rapidly, and traditional computational methods quickly hit the ceiling of computing power. Even with high-performance supercomputers, only quantum systems of relatively limited scale can typically be handled. The STREAMLINE project hopes to...

2026-08-26

Russian team develops machine learning model to predict stability of rare earth and actinide complexes

Researchers from the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Intelligent Chemical Design at the Department of Chemistry of Lomonosov Moscow State University, in collaboration with colleagues from the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics, have developed a new machine learning model for evaluating the stability of complexes of rare earth elements and trivalent actinides. The results have been published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. The research team stated that machine learning can reduce time and material costs in chemical research, which is particularly important for rare, expensive, or hazardous lanthanides and actinides. Lanthanides, along with scandium and yttrium, are commonly classified as rare earth elements and are widely used in permanent magnets, batteries, electronic components, lasers, and other applications. Since rare earth elements in nature...

2026-08-25

Large-area pixel detector independently developed by the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences completes long-term online operation validation

Recently, the 6-megapixel large-area two-dimensional pixel array detector independently developed by the detector R&D team of the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) at the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, completed long-term online operation validation. Since its deployment for trial operation at the HEPS Biological Macromolecular Microcrystal Diffraction Beamline in October 2025, it has supported nearly 90 research projects from over 50 research groups as of June 30, 2026. During the trial operation period, the detector accumulated more than 2,000 hours of operation with stable, uninterrupted performance. The beamline and detector teams conducted joint commissioning and optimization, verifying its operational stability and data reliability under complex working conditions. Leveraging the high-quality data collected by this detector, some...

2026-08-24

Kazakhstan's Kazatomprom to Supply Natural Uranium Concentrate to Russian and Chinese Companies

Kazakhstan's National Atomic Company Kazatomprom recently announced on the Astana International Exchange (AIX) that it has reached agreements with Russia's Uranium One and State Nuclear Uranium Resource Development Company (SNURDC) for the sale of natural uranium concentrate (U3O8). Under the relevant arrangements, Kazatomprom plans to deliver a batch of natural uranium concentrate to the Siberian Chemical Combine, with the shipment intended for Uranium One; simultaneously, the company also plans to deliver a batch of natural uranium concentrate to Alashankou Railway Station, intended for SNURDC. Kazatomprom stated that it plans to review the relevant major transactions at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held in September...

2026-08-22