Northeast Regional Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Conducts Construction Quality Dialogue for Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant

Recently, the Northeast Regional Office of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the Northeast Office) held a construction quality dialogue with CNNC Liaoning Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Operating Unit) for the Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant, aiming to promote the implementation of nuclear safety responsibilities and ensure the effective operation of the quality assurance system. China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. and relevant construction participating units attended the event.

The dialogue reviewed the Operating Unit's presentation on quality issues related to nuclear safety-related structures, systems, equipment, and design, systematically identified management shortcomings, analyzed root causes, and developed improvement measures. The Northeast Office pointed out that construction quality issues reflect that various units still have inadequacies in fulfilling nuclear safety responsibilities and quality assurance responsibilities, with insufficiently effective transmission of responsibility pressure. All units must deeply recognize that the Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant is at a critical stage with two reactor types and four units under simultaneous construction, where civil construction, installation, and commissioning tasks overlap, marking a high-risk period for construction quality. The primary nuclear safety responsibility of the Operating Unit must be firmly consolidated, and the corresponding nuclear safety responsibilities of all units must be reinforced.

The Northeast Office emphasized that all units must persistently and resolutely implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important directive of "building a global benchmark in nuclear safety." First, continuously raise political awareness, adhere to a rational, coordinated, and progressive nuclear safety philosophy, and truly place nuclear safety at the highest priority. Second, continue to build a rigorous nuclear safety responsibility system, refine and clarify responsibilities at each stage, progressively consolidate responsibilities at all levels of each unit, and effectively enhance nuclear safety levels. Third, always maintain risk-oriented and bottom-line thinking, firmly establish problem-oriented and goal-oriented approaches, and implement whole-chain quality control with the highest standards, strictest requirements, and most solid measures.

All participating units expressed that they will take this event as an opportunity to resolutely implement all regulatory requirements, ensure closed-loop management of issues, guarantee high-quality project construction, and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent safe operation of the units.