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Nuclear Energy Highlights

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First Main Girder of Main Crane B Hoisted into Place in Conventional Island of Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1

First Main Girder of Main Crane B Hoisted into Place in Conventional Island of Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1

The first main girder of Main Crane B, the first main crane in the conventional island of Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1, began lifting at 8:45 on August 7, 2026, and was positioned at 11:31. This marks the official commencement of main crane hoisting work in Conventional Island Unit 1; all hoisting work for Main Cranes A/B is expected to be completed by August 10. The main building of Conventional Island Unit 1 of Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 is equipped with two main cranes, designated Main Crane A and Main Crane B, arranged on the same level with a lifting capacity of 240t/40t each. These are critical lifting equipment for the nuclear power plant, primarily used during the construction phase for hoisting major conventional island equipment such as steam turbines, generators, condensers, moisture separator reheaters, and condensate pumps, as well as other installation work including piping and valves. During the operational phase of the nuclear power plant, they are used for maintenance of the turbine-generator unit and other in-plant items during overhaul periods.

2026-08-07

Fusion

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Harbin Fusion and Superconducting Industry Technology Innovation Alliance Established

Harbin Fusion and Superconducting Industry Technology Innovation Alliance Established

2026-08-07

On August 7, the inaugural meeting and first member assembly of the Harbin Fusion and Superconducting Industry Technology Innovation Alliance was held. Under the guidance of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology and the Harbin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) took the lead in establishing the Harbin Fusion and Superconducting Industry Technology Innovation Alliance. The alliance not only comprehensively integrates HIT's national-level advantageous research capabilities in fields such as robotics, advanced welding and joining, special composite materials, and extreme environment simulation, but also brings in local scientific innovation forces and industrial entities including Harbin Engineering University, the Heilongjiang Provincial Institute of Atomic Energy, and Harbin Electric Group. At the same time, it brings together the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Southwest Institute of Physics of Nuclear Industry,...

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German team achieves first separation of tritium-containing hydrogen isotope mixtures using silver-exchanged zeolites

German team achieves first separation of tritium-containing hydrogen isotope mixtures using silver-exchanged zeolites

2026-08-07

A team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and partners recently demonstrated a new method for separating hydrogen isotopes using silver-containing zeolites, successfully separating hydrogen isotope mixtures containing radioactive tritium through a porous solid material for the first time. The research findings were published in Nature Communications. Future fusion power plants will require not only high-temperature plasma and strong magnetic fields during operation, but also a stable fuel cycle system for recovering, separating, and reusing deuterium and tritium. Inside a fusion reactor, deuterium and tritium participate in reactions and release energy, but the fuel is not completely consumed, and the residual gas may also contain ordinary hydrogen (protium), forming a mixture of protium, deuterium, and tritium...

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ITER Test Blanket Modules Enter Key Phase of Preliminary Design Review

ITER Test Blanket Modules Enter Key Phase of Preliminary Design Review

2026-08-07

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Test Blanket Module (TBM) project is advancing a key technology validation effort in the field of fusion energy. The Test Blanket Modules address the breeding blanket requirements of future fusion power plants, aiming to validate tritium breeding concepts under reactor operating conditions, providing a technical foundation for fusion fuel cycle self-sufficiency. Group photo at the European TBM Preliminary Design Review meeting held at ITER Headquarters. F4E-ITER Organization In a fusion reaction, deuterium and tritium fuse and release high-energy neutrons. When high-energy neutrons enter a lithium-containing blanket, they can interact with lithium to produce new tritium, which then re-enters the fuel cycle. Due to the scarcity of natural tritium resources, the breeding blanket is...

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American Fusion Adds Six New Patent Applications for Texatron Fusion Technology

American Fusion Adds Six New Patent Applications for Texatron Fusion Technology

2026-08-07

On August 6, American Fusion announced that it has filed six new patent applications in the United States covering multiple technical aspects of its proprietary Texatron Fusion Engine platform. This brings the company's total number of patent applications filed in the U.S. to 82. American Fusion stated that these applications continue its strategy of building an intellectual property portfolio around the Texatron platform, covering reactor architecture, plasma confinement, electromagnetic systems, fuel delivery, reactor control, power management, and related engineering technologies supporting the continued development and future commercialization of the Texatron Fusion Engine. The company's Chief Legal Officer, Michael G....

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UK's MAST Upgrade sets plasma pressure record in fifth experimental campaign

UK's MAST Upgrade sets plasma pressure record in fifth experimental campaign

2026-08-07

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has completed the fifth experimental campaign of its flagship fusion experiment, MAST Upgrade. The campaign, conducted between 2025 and 2026 at the Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, UK, produced over 1,100 plasma pulses and achieved the device's highest-ever plasma pressure while overcoming plasma instability issues. In fusion devices, hydrogen isotopes must be heated, compressed, and confined under extremely high temperatures and pressures. The higher the plasma density and temperature, the stronger the fusion reaction, and high-pressure plasmas are also closer to the operating conditions required for future commercial fusion power plants. UKAEA stated that this...

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Germany Establishes Three Fusion Centers, HZDR Contributes to Advancing Key Technologies for Fusion Power Plants

Germany Establishes Three Fusion Centers, HZDR Contributes to Advancing Key Technologies for Fusion Power Plants

2026-08-06

The German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) recently established three fusion centers under the German High-Tech Agenda (HTAD), aiming to pool the efforts of research institutions and industry to advance technology development for future fusion power plants. The German federal government will provide €125 million in initial funding for the related work, with a focus on laser fusion, magnetic confinement fusion, and cross-cutting areas such as fuel cycle and materials development. The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) will participate in the construction of the relevant centers leveraging its research infrastructure, contributing capabilities in high-power lasers, materials research, simulation and data analysis. The SAXFUSION capability network, jointly coordinated by HZDR and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Fraunhofer IWS), will also take on tasks of exchange, cooperation and knowledge transfer.

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Nuclear Application

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Container Non-Opening Inspection and Screening System Commissioned at Logistics Center in Moscow Oblast, Russia

According to the press service of the Moscow Oblast Ministry of Investment, Industry and Science, the Selyatino Transport and Logistics Center (TLC), located in the Naro-Fominsk urban district of Moscow Oblast, Russia, has installed a modern inspection and screening facility to improve the efficiency of container cargo inspection and the level of transport safety. The equipment enables rapid inspection of cargo inside containers without opening them, helping staff determine whether dangerous goods or related substances are present inside. Yekaterina Zinovieva, Deputy Prime Minister of Moscow Oblast and Minister of Investment, Industry and Science, stated that deploying such systems is one of the measures in the region to enhance the safety of cargo storage and transportation at container yards...

2026-08-07

Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Hosts Academic Seminar on PSMA-Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals

On August 3, the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences held an academic seminar, inviting Professor Lin Guoxian from the BC Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada, to deliver a lecture titled "Development of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer." The seminar was held in a hybrid format, with some researchers and graduate students from the institute attending in person. Professor Lin Guoxian has long been engaged in the development of targeted radiopharmaceuticals for cancer diagnosis and therapy, having led or contributed to the publication of over 135 peer-reviewed journal articles, filed more than 30 patent applications related to radiopharmaceuticals, and completed clinical translation of 7 self-developed radiopharmaceuticals applied in...

2026-08-07

DUNE Integrates Artificial Intelligence into Neutrino Experiment to Enhance Particle Detection and Data Processing Capabilities

The team at the U.S. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is advancing the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) by integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning tools into experiment design, detector operations, and data analysis workflows, aiming to improve neutrino interaction identification, event classification, and detector management capabilities. Located at the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, DUNE has begun installing structural components for its large neutrino detector modules. The experiment consists of a near detector and a far detector: the near detector is situated at Fermilab, while the far detector is located approximately one mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota. Both detectors will employ liquid argon time projection chamber technology to record neutrino...

2026-08-07

KEK in Japan Completes World's First "Quantum Multi-Beam Utilization" Synchrotron Radiation Beamlines

On August 6, the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) announced that the BL-11A and BL-11B beamlines at its Photon Factory (PF) synchrotron radiation experimental facility have been completed as the world's first quantum multi-beam utilization beamlines, enabling the simultaneous use of hard X-ray and soft X-ray beams. According to reports, BL-11A and BL-11B were constructed in collaboration with the Synchrotron Radiation Academic Infrastructure Network. This network consists of synchrotron radiation facilities operated by university joint-use organizations and joint-use/joint-research centers, positioned as scientific research and educational infrastructure. The main feature of the new beamlines is the ability to simultaneously use hard X-ray and soft X-ray under the same experimental conditions, completing observations that previously required separate measurements...

2026-08-07

First Clinical Treatment Successfully Completed with China's Domestic Superconducting Cyclotron Proton Therapy System by CYC-Ion

On the morning of August 7, the domestically developed superconducting cyclotron proton therapy system, independently developed by Hefei CYC-Ion Medical Technology Equipment Co., Ltd., completed the first clinical trial treatment of a subject at Hefei Ion Medical Center. This marks a significant breakthrough as the first domestically produced superconducting cyclotron proton radiation therapy system in China. The subject in this case was a lung cancer patient. The superconducting proton therapy system used in the trial is equipped with the SC240 superconducting cyclotron independently developed by CYC-Ion, featuring an ultra-large irradiation field and 360° full-angle beam delivery capability. The entire treatment process relied on multi-modal fusion 4D image-guided precise positioning, enabling dynamic adaptation and precise treatment. The equipment operated smoothly with low noise, and the treatment control software ran...

2026-08-07

Indonesia's BRIN Showcases Nuclear Technology Research Progress, Covering Radiopharmaceuticals and Food Irradiation Applications

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) of Indonesia recently showcased its nuclear technology research achievements at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. BRIN Head Arief Satria stated that the relevant technologies fall within the scope of peaceful uses of nuclear energy, with applications extending beyond energy to also cover food and health sectors. In the health sector, BRIN is developing radiopharmaceuticals for nuclear medicine. These drugs contain radioactive substances and can be used for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Arief stated that radiopharmaceutical research and development is of great significance for cancer detection and therapy. In the food sector, BRIN applies nuclear technology to food preservation, with a focus on irradiation treatment of export fruits. Arief explained that some importing countries re...

2026-08-07