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Civil Construction of Huizhou Heavy Ion Medical Center Passes Completion Acceptance and Transitions to Accelerator No-Load Commissioning

Recently, according to public information from the Huizhou Municipal Health Bureau, all approval procedures for the Heavy Ion Medical Center project of Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital have been completed, civil construction is 99.6% complete and has passed completion acceptance, and internal decoration and accelerator no-load commissioning are currently underway; the accelerator equipment investment is 480 million yuan, of which 303 million yuan has been disbursed. The project is planned to launch clinical trials in March 2027 and be officially put into operation by the end of the year. The center is adjacent to the Jinshan Campus of Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital, with a land area of approximately 12,000 square meters and a total floor area of 15,450 square meters; all heavy ion treatment rooms are located underground; 150 supporting inpatient beds are planned, with 2 treatment rooms to be opened initially, capable of treating approximately 900 cancer patients per year. The center...

2026-09-30

Netherlands to Acquire 70% Stake in Borssele Nuclear Power Plant

The Dutch government has reached an agreement to acquire a 70% stake in EPZ, the operator of the Borssele NPP. These shares will be purchased from the Province of Zeeland and its subordinate municipalities. The acquisition aims to ensure the long-term continued operation of the existing nuclear power plant. It is understood that the Borssele Nuclear Power Station (Dutch: Kerncentrale Borssele) is the only commercial nuclear power plant still in operation in the Netherlands. It is located near the town of Borssele in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands and is operated by the Dutch utility EPZ. The Borssele Nuclear Power Plant has a net electrical output of 485 megawatts (MWe), uses pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology...

2026-09-30

Bechtel and Westinghouse Consortium Formally Signs EPC Turnkey Contract for Poland's First Nuclear Power Plant, Construction Scheduled to Begin in 2027

A consortium comprising U.S. engineering giant Bechtel and nuclear technology supplier Westinghouse Electric Company has formally signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Poland's state-owned nuclear power company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) to advance the construction of Poland's first-ever commercial nuclear power plant. The nuclear project is located in Choczewo on the Baltic Sea coast in the Pomerania province of northern Poland. PEJ officially stated that the site is planned to host 3 Westinghouse AP1000 Generation III+ advanced pressurized water reactor units, with a designed total installed capacity of 3750 megawatts (3750 MWe), and the first unit is expected...

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

Saskatchewan, Canada Releases Long-Term Nuclear Energy Strategy: Plans to Build 2,600 MW of Nuclear Power by 2050

Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, officially announced the province's long-term nuclear energy development plan in Saskatoon on September 29, establishing a strategic goal of building at least 2,600 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power capacity by 2050. Moe emphasized that nuclear energy is not only a zero-carbon clean baseload power source, but also a "nation-building opportunity" that empowers economic growth for generations, will create high-end jobs across the province, attract multinational capital, and ensure long-term electricity stability for households and industry. According to the plan, four core pillars have been established: 1. Build a highly resilient power foundation supporting long-term economic growth: Rely on non-intermittent zero-carbon nuclear energy to address the electricity load gap brought about by society-wide electrification...

2026-09-30

Brookfield Renewable Discloses Strategy for Nuclear Energy Business Segment

At the Brookfield Affiliates Investor Day 2026 held on September 29, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) highlighted the strategic progress and industrial layout of its nuclear energy business segment. Brookfield management noted that as AI data centers, manufacturing reshoring, and deep electrification across society drive a sharp increase in global electricity demand, power supply has become a key bottleneck constraining economic growth. Nuclear energy, with its high reliability, round-the-clock baseload attributes, and value for national energy security, is entering an unprecedented super expansion cycle not seen in decades. The...

2026-09-30

Russia is conducting high-level technical consultations with Iran on the construction of brand-new nuclear power plants

According to a comprehensive report by Azerbaijan News Network (AzerNews) and several mainstream Iranian media outlets, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, recently disclosed to the media in Yerevan, Armenia that Russia is conducting high-level technical consultations with Iran on the construction of brand-new nuclear power plants, with the cooperation planning scope covering both large commercial reactor types and small modular reactors (SMRs). At the same time, Rosatom's engineering team is conducting comprehensive geological and engineering assessments of multiple candidate new sites in Iran that have the conditions for nuclear power grid connection. Likhachev specifically pointed out that the strategic binding between Moscow and Tehran in the field of civilian nuclear energy...

2026-09-30

Standard Technical Specifications for Passive Nuclear Power Plants, Chiefly Compiled Under the Leadership of Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, Officially Released

Recently, the National Nuclear Safety Administration officially released the Standard Technical Specifications for Passive Nuclear Power Plants and its explanatory document, chiefly compiled under the leadership of Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, aiming to promote the standardization and normalization of technical specifications for passive nuclear power plants, continuously improve the nuclear safety supervision and management system, and further enhance the operational safety level of China's nuclear power plants. Based on the framework and format, screening criteria, and other foundations for technical specifications established by the Special Working Group on Technical Specification Optimization of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, targeting the passive design characteristics of AP and CAP series nuclear power plants and fully incorporating the operating experience and safety regulatory practices of China's passive nuclear power plants, completed the compilation of China's first standard technical specifications and explanatory document for passive nuclear power plants...

2026-09-30

Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 of Qinshan Phase II Completes 218 Refueling Outage

At 18:30 on September 29, Unit 2 of Qinshan Phase II was successfully connected to the grid, marking the official completion of the 218 refueling outage. During this outage, more than 5,300 tasks were completed, mainly including the PSR weakness modification for prevention of boron misdilution, addition of automatic primary coolant makeup and residual heat removal eddy current detection functions, excitation system modification for the B-train emergency diesel generator, disassembly and inspection of the turbine-generator, annual inspection of the main transformer and station service transformer, replacement of No. 2 and No. 3 seals of the No. 2 main coolant pump, disassembly and inspection of the No. 1 charging pump, modification of the nuclear island switchboards, condenser cleaning and eddy current inspection, and optimization of the pipe supports where the safety injection system safety valves are located. These important tasks have laid a solid foundation for the safe and stable operation of the unit in the next fuel cycle. All outage personnel, under the...

2026-09-29

Shanghai Electric Delivers the First Domestic Steam Generator Water Chamber Head Forging for the "Guohe One"

On September 28, the first domestic water chamber head forging for the Guohe One steam generator, manufactured by Shanghai Electric, completed acceptance and was officially shipped at Shanghai Electric Shangzhong Casting and Forging Co., Ltd. The water chamber head is a key pressure-bearing core component of the Guohe One steam generator, with a single-piece net weight of 90 tons. It features a complex structure with ultra-large dimensions, ultra-thick cross-sections, and irregular multi-nozzle geometry, making it the world's largest nuclear power irregular complex-structure large forging, with manufacturing difficulty far exceeding that of similar products for existing domestic nuclear power reactor types. Facing this world-class extreme manufacturing challenge, Shanghai Electric concentrated its efforts to successively break through 500-ton-class ultra-pure low-segregation large steel ingot manufacturing, integrated forging forming technology for multi-nozzle spherical heads,...

2026-09-29

Unit 7 reactor at China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant reaches Minimum Controlled Power Level

According to reports, the reactor of Unit 7 at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, built through China-Russia cooperation and using a Russian design, has reached the Minimum Controlled Power Level (MCP). This marks the first time the reactor has entered a self-sustaining controlled chain nuclear reaction state in the core. All technical operations were carried out in accordance with design requirements and the startup plan, under the joint supervision of experts from Russian and Chinese operating, design, and regulatory organizations. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, stated that the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant is a model project of Russia-China cooperation. Units 1 and 2, built according to the Russian scheme...

2026-09-29

Pakistan Denies Overflight Permission, Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Fuel Transport Blocked

Recently, the nuclear fuel transport for Unit 2 of Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) was delayed because Pakistan did not approve overflight permission. Faqir Mahbub Anam, Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh, stated that the chartered flight was originally scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on September 24, but could not proceed because it was not granted permission to enter Pakistani airspace. It is reported that the route usually passes through Kazakhstan, Turkmenis...

2026-09-29

General Matter Submits HALEU License Application to U.S. NRC

Paducah, Kentucky, USA — General Matter submitted a license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on September 28, 2026, for the construction and operation of a nuclear facility. The project aims to produce High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) to meet the growing domestic demand for advanced nuclear reactor fuel in the United States. General Matter plans to build a dedicated HALEU production...

2026-09-29

SPIC Releases Its First Fully Independent Full-Scope Simulator and Related Independent Technologies in Beijing

On September 28, SPIC released its first fully independent full-scope simulator and related independent technologies in Beijing, announcing that State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has mastered complete full-scope simulator R&D and supply capabilities. A full-scope simulator is like a mirror of a nuclear power plant; operators performing control actions in the full-scope simulator receive realistic feedback in real time. With the help of this "digital nuclear power plant without nuclear accident hazards," operators repeatedly hone their daily operational control and accident handling skills, becoming professionals who ensure the safe and efficient operation of real nuclear power plants. To ensure the training quality of main control room operators at nuclear power plants, the SPIC Central Research Institute took the lead, together with State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company (SNPAS) and State Nuclear Power Demonstration Plant (SNPDP)...

2026-09-28

Uranium Fuel Air Delivery for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 in Bangladesh Delayed

Recently, the first batch of uranium nuclear fuel transport cargo flights for Unit 2 of Bangladesh's first nuclear power facility—the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP)—was forced to be suspended, resulting in the postponement of the originally scheduled delivery. The batch of nuclear fuel was originally planned to arrive by air on September 24 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Faqir Mahbub Anam, Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh, stated that the cargo charter flight carrying the uranium fuel was originally scheduled to land on the 24th, but because it was not granted permission to enter Pakistani airspace, the flight could not proceed as scheduled, and the specific reason why Pakistan has not yet approved the airspace permit remains unclear. Anam added that the Russian side has provided a new timetable, and it is expected that this batch of uranium fuel will arrive in Bangladesh in the first week of October.

2026-09-28