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• China Nuclear Energy Association Unveils Key Accomplishments in Industrial Aesthetics for Nuclear Power plants

  On 5 September 2025, at the 8th Conference on Public Communication in Nuclear Power in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, the China Nuclear Energy Association unveiled its key accomplishments in the field of industrial aesthetics for nuclear power plants. These include the theoretical framework, the visual compendium Becoming the Earth, and the group standard, Guidelines for Industrial Aesthetic Design of

  October 13th , 2025

• Main Structure of World’s Largest Nuclear Power Cooling Tower Completed

  On 17 September, the main structure of the cooling tower for Unit 1 of the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project, which is being developed by the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) in Guangdong, was successfully completed. As the world’s largest nuclear power cooling tower, this achievement marks a critical milestone in the project’s progress, allowing for the large-scale installation of intern

  October 13th , 2025

• China Enacts Atomic Energy Law to Boost High-Quality Development

  On 12 September, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress passed the Atomic Energy Law of the People’s Republic of China. The law is due to take effect on 15 January 2026. Its aims are to ensure the peaceful research, development and utilization of atomic energy, advance scientific and technological progress and industrial upgrading, and promote high-qua

  October 13th , 2025

• Head of National Nuclear Safety Administration Conducts Working Visits to SPIC Nuclear Energy and China National Nuclear Power

  On 3 and 22 August, Dong Baotong, Administrator of the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA), visited SPIC Nuclear Energy and China National Nuclear Power (CNNP) for a working inspection.After receiving briefings on SPIC Nuclear Energy’s operations, reform implementation, and safety management, Dong emphasized the need to clearly define the company’s role within the State Power Investm

  September 16th , 2025

• The 15th Top Regulators’ Meeting on Nuclear Safety held in Beijing

  The 15th Top Regulators Meeting (TRM) on Nuclear Safety between China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) took place in Beijing on 24–25 July. Dong Baotong, Vice-Minister of Ecology and Environment and Administrator of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Ban Nobuhiko, Commissioner of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), and Cho Chun

  August 26th , 2025

• Preliminary Design Completed for CFR1000 Commercial Fast Reactor

  On 22 July, at a meeting on advanced nuclear energy development in Fuzhou, Fujian, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that the preliminary design of the CFR1000 — China’s first 1000 MWe fourth-generation commercial fast reactor — had been finalized and was ready to be submitted for approval.During the event:• The CNNC (Fujian) Advanced Nuclear Energy Research Institute Co

  August 26th , 2025

• Guo-U1 Demonstration Project Rolls Out First Barrel of Uranium

  On 12 July, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)’s Guo-U1 national uranium demonstration project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, produced its first barrel of uranium.Guo-U1 is the largest natural uranium facility ever built in China. Built to the highest standards and equipped with the nation’s most advanced extraction technologies, the plant is designed to be environmentally fr

  August 26th , 2025

• Ambassador Li Song Condemns U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  On 23 June, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convened an emergency meeting to discuss the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. During the meeting, Ambassador Li Song, China’s Permanent Representative to the IAEA, delivered a statement outlining China’s position.Ambassador Li stated that the day of June 21 would go down in history. On this day, the United States—a perma

  July 14th , 2025

• CAEA Restates its Position Regarding China’s Independent Sampling of Japan’s Nuclear-Contaminated Water

  On 27 June, the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) issued a statement in response to media inquiries concerning China’s independent sampling and testing of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.According to the CAEA, several Chinese research institutions have participated in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) monitoring programme for th

  July 14th , 2025

• China’s First Batch of Commercial Reactor-produced Carbon-14 Isotopes Enters Market

  On 16 May, China made a significant breakthrough in the application of nuclear technology when the first shipment of carbon-14 isotopes produced by a commercial nuclear reactor was dispatched to customers from the Qinshan Nuclear Power Base.These isotopes are the first mass-produced products under the “Hefu-1” isotope production technology. Their release signifies the completion of China’s f

  June 12th , 2025

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