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Unit 1 of State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Guangdong Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project Achieves First-Time Success in 220kV Backfeed Power Transmission

On October 22, the 220kV backfeed power transmission for Unit 1 of Phase I of SPIC Guangdong Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project achieved first-time success, marking the unit's full entry into the commissioning phase and laying a solid foundation for subsequent commissioning and high-quality commercial operation. The 220kV backfeed power transmission is the first major commissioning milestone for Lianjiang Nuclear Power Unit 1. The transmission scope covers the off-site 220kV transmission line, the on-site 220kV switchyard, the auxiliary transformer, the 10kV medium-voltage busbars and their control and protection systems. Its function is to feed power from the off-site grid in reverse to the unit's station service power system, providing reliable power support for subsequent commissioning and production operations. To ensure the first-time success of the backfeed power transmission, Zhanjiang Nuclear Power, together with the general contractor Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute and all participating construction units...

2026-10-23

Ontario Power Generation Subsidiary Joins UK SMR Project to Partner with SGE in Operating and Maintaining 14 BWRX-300 Reactors

SGE SMR UK, the UK project entity under SGE (formerly Synthos Green Energy), a European small modular reactor (SMR) development and investment organization, and Origin Nuclear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada's Ontario Power Generation (OPG), formally signed a letter of intent on October 22 to establish a joint venture operating company that will be responsible for the operation and technical support of 14 planned BWRX-300 small modular reactor units in the UK. According to SGE's earlier 2026...

2026-10-23

US Nuclear Company Plans 6.6 GW Mega Nuclear Campus in Kentucky, Aims to Deploy Six AP1000 Reactors

The Nuclear Company, a US nuclear development and engineering delivery firm, officially unveiled on October 21 a grand energy complex plan to build a nuclear industrial campus with an installed capacity of up to 6.6 gigawatts (GW) in Lewis County, Kentucky. If fully realized, the project will become a super-large nuclear power base comprising as many as six Westinghouse AP1000 pressurized water reactor units, and its total installed capacity will surpass all nuclear power plants currently in operation in the United States. This nuclear development project, named Prosperity One, will adopt a phased construction model...

2026-10-22

The Philippines Advances Nuclear Power Planning, Aims for 1.2 GW by 2032

Recently, at the World Nuclear Supply Chain Conference held in Manila, the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it is fully committed to establishing the policy, regulatory, and commercial foundations for the country's first nuclear power project. The Philippine energy roadmap sets a target of achieving 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power installed capacity by 2032, with plans to further expand nuclear power scale to 4.8 GW by 2050. It is understood that with domestic electricity demand growing at an average annual rate of 3.6% and primary energy dependence on imports reaching as high as 51.5%, the Philippine government has positioned nuclear energy as a strategic choice for ensuring national energy security and promoting low-carbon transition. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin (...

2026-10-21

CNNC Technology Delivers Nearly 1,000 Ultra-Low-Temperature Ball Valves, Achieving Breakthrough in New Processes

Recently, the Ball and Butterfly Valve Factory under CNNC Sufa Technology Industry Co., Ltd. successfully completed the delivery of an order for nearly 1,000 cast steel ultra-low-temperature metal-seated ball valves. The products for this project are required to meet the stringent ultra-low-temperature operating conditions of -196°C and are characterized by a large batch size, a tight schedule, and the adoption of entirely new processes. It is understood that this project involved 33 sets of entirely new designs. The technical team completed the pre-investment of blanks and product design in advance, and through tiered special technical briefings, clarified the quality standards for casting, machining, assembly, and inspection positions, ensuring that the products succeeded in pump installation testing on the first attempt and laying a solid foundation for subsequent mass production. Facing extremely high requirements for assembly and pressure testing precision, the factory established a special task force and coordinated continuous efforts across multiple departments including testing, production, procurement, and sales. The team closely monitored key processes throughout the entire process, including blank microstructure, non-destructive testing, and pump installation pressure testing, cleared production bottlenecks, and strictly controlled quality. Ultimately, the products successfully passed acceptance under both ambient and ultra-low-temperature operating conditions.

2026-10-20

Amazon Funds 12 Small Reactors at Retired Coal Plant in Indiana

Recently, Amazon announced it will fund the construction of a small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power plant with a capacity of 960 megawatts (MW) at the site of a demolished coal-fired power plant south of Terre Haute, Indiana, and will serve as its first electricity customer. The project will be operated by American Electric Power (AEP) and will use 12 Xe-100 small modular reactors supplied by X-energy. It is understood that this is the second commercial agreement between Amazon and X-energy, which went public in April this year, and its development scale has reached three times that of the first-phase agreement two years ago. As a major investor in X-energy...

2026-10-20

Fangjiashan Nuclear Power Unit 109 Overhaul Successfully Concluded, Technology Empowers a Solid Safety Foundation

Recently, the Fangjiashan Nuclear Power Unit 109 overhaul was successfully concluded. During this overhaul, the maintenance project team of China Nuclear Industry 22nd Construction Co., Ltd. cumulatively executed 173 work orders (including 34 high-risk work orders), simultaneously covering two major areas—civil maintenance and pipeline anti-corrosion—spanning the National Day holiday, and fully ensuring the steady progress of all tasks with a professional team, laying a solid foundation for the safe operation of the plant. It is understood that civil maintenance and pipeline anti-corrosion, as important invisible defense lines for ensuring the integrity of structures, are the fundamental guarantee for the safe operation of the unit. In this overhaul, the confined space operation of the underwater culvert of the PX pump house and the anti-corrosion lining repair of the ATE wastewater neutralization tank were key high-risk concealed works. Facing...

2026-10-20

Princeton team launches Borealis Fusion, focusing on the magnetic mirror pB11 pathway

Recently, Borealis Fusion, a startup co-founded with the participation of the research team at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in the United States, announced its establishment. The company has chosen the magnetic mirror pathway, focusing on proton-boron-11 (pB11) neutron-free nuclear fusion technology, aiming to provide cost-competitive clean electricity. It is understood that Borealis Fusion was jointly founded by five doctoral scholars with backgrounds in physics and engineering from Princeton University: Damien Scott, Ian Ochs, Elijah Kolmes, Tal Rubin, and Alex Glasser. Its core technology originates from the pB11 frontier research led by Princeton University professor Nat Fisch, and the technology...

2026-10-20

NASA's SR-1 Freedom deep-space nuclear reactor progresses smoothly, planned to set sail in 2028

Recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that its Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom has achieved a key breakthrough in the development of nuclear power modules and has reached an important contract consensus with partners. The reactor will become the first spacecraft to demonstrate nuclear fission power beyond Earth orbit, with launch planned for late 2028 en route to Mars. It is understood that Sierra Lobo will provide the closed Brayton cycle power conversion system for SR-1 Freedom, responsible for converting the thermal energy generated by the fission reactor into electricity to drive the nuclear electric propulsion system. The power conversion system will be deeply integrated with the fission reactor designed and developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (Idaho National Lab...

2026-10-21

Unit 1 of Turkey's Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is planned to start criticality before the end of the year

Recently, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, stated that the first reactor of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey is expected to be officially loaded with fuel and achieve first criticality (i.e., the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction) in the second half of December this year, pushing the project to formally transition from the construction phase to the commissioning and startup phase. It is understood that the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is Turkey's first nuclear power plant. The project plans to build 4 Russian VVER-1200 Generation III reactors, with a total investment exceeding US$20 billion, fully funded and constructed by Rosatom under the Build-Own-Operate (BOO) model....

2026-10-17

Power Generation Exceeds 150 Billion kWh: Haiyang Nuclear Power Leads in Passive Technology and Comprehensive Nuclear Energy Utilization

Recently, the "Nuclear Power Media Research Tour" organized by the National Energy Administration visited the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant of Shandong Nuclear Power Company Ltd. The delegation conducted on-site research at Unit 3, which is currently receiving and commissioning its first core of new fuel, and held in-depth interviews on the base's innovative achievements in third-generation passive nuclear power technology and "nuclear energy + multi-energy" comprehensive utilization. As one of the world's first and China's self-reliance projects for third-generation nuclear power, Units 1 and 2 of Haiyang Nuclear Power have cumulatively generated more than 150 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity safely and stably since their successive commissioning from 2018 to 2019, making it the world's first third-generation nuclear power base to surpass the 100-billion-kWh milestone in power generation. It is understood that Haiyang Nuclear Power adopts advanced third-generation passive pressurized water reactor...

2026-10-17

Environmental Impact Reports for Multiple Nuclear Energy Projects Including Huakun-1 Approved

Recently, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu chaired an executive meeting of the Ministry, at which multiple national nuclear safety review and supervision matters were deliberated and approved in principle. Among them, the environmental impact report (site selection stage) and the site selection safety analysis report review for the highly anticipated Huakun-1 Science and Technology Demonstration Project successfully passed deliberation. The meeting also deliberated and approved in principle the environmental impact report (construction stage) and the construction license application review and supervision for Units 5 and 6 of the Shandong Haiyang Nuclear Power Project, as well as the environmental impact report (construction stage) and the construction license application review and supervision for Unit 3 of Phase I of the Jiangsu Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant. Sun Jinlong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment...

2026-10-17

Party Member Commando Team Established for the "National Uranium No. 1" Hadatu Project to Boost Project Sprint

In order to implement the Group Company's business breakthrough deployment of "going all out to sprint in the fourth quarter and truly working hard to make new achievements," the "National Uranium No. 1" Hadatu Project recently officially established a joint Party member commando team, aiming to accelerate the preliminary breakthrough of the project and lay the foundation for the implementation of the integrated mode of scientific research, design, procurement, construction, and operation and maintenance for China's first batch of natural uranium production capacity projects. At the flag presentation ceremony, Party member backbones from China Nuclear Mining Technology and China Nuclear Inner Mongolia Mining gathered together. By visiting the in-situ leaching uranium mining technology exhibition hall and reviewing the technological development history, they further clarified the original aspiration and mission of the breakthrough. The commando team is not only a team that executes tasks, but also a key force driving the high-quality development of the project. At the symposium...

2026-10-16

Westinghouse Places First AP1000 Module Orders with Polish Companies

Recently, Westinghouse Electric Company announced during the 4th Nuclear Power Industry Congress held in Warsaw that it has formally placed conditional purchase orders for nuclear safety-related modules with four Polish domestic companies, marking a substantive step forward in the localization of the supply chain for Poland's first nuclear power plant. According to the plan, Poland intends to build three Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in Choczewo, Pomerania, in northern Poland. After Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) approved the launch of long-lead component orders for the first unit last week...

2026-10-16

Russian radiation safety instrument manufacturer "Doza" Research and Production Enterprise congratulates Department No. 1 of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute on the 75th anniversary of its founding

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI held a grand ceremony on October 2 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its historic Department No. 1—the Department of Radiation Physics and Safety of Nuclear Technologies. Several experts from the renowned Russian radiation safety monitoring system research, development, and manufacturing enterprise NPP Doza, who serve both as key technical personnel of the company and as faculty members at the university, were invited to attend the event. As a major center for training professional and technical personnel for Russia's nuclear industry...

2026-10-14