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The East China Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision Station of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment convenes the 2026 East China Regional Nuclear Facility Safety Work Conference

Recently, the East China Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision Station of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the East China Supervision Station) organized the 2026 East China Regional Nuclear Facility Safety Work Conference in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. Four nuclear power joint-stock companies and nuclear facility operating organizations within the East China jurisdiction sent personnel to attend. The conference adhered to a problem-oriented and pragmatic-first approach. The East China Supervision Station organized participants to study the latest decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee on nuclear safety work, and, in light of the safety and quality conditions and important typical problems of nuclear facilities in East China in the first three quarters of 2026, proposed ideas for further improving nuclear facility safety work. The operating organizations focused on contractor management, fuel management, identification and response to extreme weather risks, and...

2026-10-23

Russia's Balakovo NPP Meets 2026 Metal Decontamination and Recycling Target Ahead of Schedule, Over 57 Tonnes of Purified Steel Ingots Return to Industrial Circulation

Rosenergoatom, the electric power division of Rosatom, has announced that its Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant (Balakovo NPP) has completed its 2026 target for Very Low-Level Waste (VLLW) disposal and metal recycling ahead of schedule. The plant has transferred a cumulative 80 tonnes of very low-level iron-containing metal waste to external specialized processing enterprises. Following deep decontamination and remelting refinement, more than 57 tonnes of clean metal ingots meeting unrestricted release standards were ultimately produced, fully realizing the recycling and regeneration of materials from decommissioned nuclear power equipment. According to the long-term radioactive waste management plan published by Balakovo NPP, the site plans to...

2026-10-14

Southwest Supervision Station of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Conducts 2026 Annual Routine Inspection of CNNC Sichuan Environmental Protection: Strengthening Safety Supervision of Nuclear Facility Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Disposal

Recently, the Southwest Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision Station of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (Southwest Supervision Station), in accordance with its annual supervision and inspection work plan, officially launched the 2026 annual comprehensive routine inspection of nuclear and radiation safety at CNNC Sichuan Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd. This inspection strictly follows the principles of precision, science, and law-based administration. The Southwest Supervision Station, drawing on past regulatory practices and historical rectification items, targeted core risk areas of the operating unit, including radioactive waste management in aging nuclear facility decommissioning projects, implementation of environmental protection measures, the quality assurance system of in-service treatment facilities, and the execution of institutional procedures. The inspection team strictly referenced the national supervision and inspection outline, Safety Analysis Report (SAR...

2026-10-11

China National Nuclear Power Announces Power Generation Completion for the First Three Quarters of 2026

According to statistics from China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Company or China National Nuclear Power), as of September 30, 2026, the Company had 27 nuclear power units in operation under its controlling share, with an installed capacity of 26,212.0 MW; it had 22 units under construction and approved for future construction under its controlling share, with an installed capacity of 25,635.0 MW, bringing the total nuclear power installed capacity to 51,847.0 MW. The Company's renewable energy installed capacity in operation under its controlling share was 35,915.6 MW, including 11,191.1 MW of wind power and 24,724.5 MW of solar power, and it also controlled independent energy storage stations with 2,061.0 MW; the installed capacity under construction under its controlling share was 9,263.6 MW, including 3,906.2 MW of wind power and 5,357.4 MW of solar power. As of September 30, 2026, the Company...

2026-10-11

Liaoning Nuclear Power Successfully Completes the 2026 Annual Cost Reduction and Efficiency Enhancement Project Selection

In order to further implement China National Nuclear Power's "one optimization, two libraries, three standards, four modernizations, five comprehensive" cost management requirements, deeply explore cost optimization innovation achievements, and stimulate the value creation vitality of all employees, Liaoning Nuclear Power recently organized the 2026 annual "Reform Breakthrough, Value Creation" cost reduction and efficiency enhancement project selection work. This selection solicited practical cases extensively from all departments. Each participating team, based on actual job positions, focused on difficulties and bottlenecks, and submitted projects around dimensions such as management improvement, technological transformation and upgrading, and outsourcing service cost reduction, collectively demonstrating the responsibility and commitment of all cadres and employees to deeply tap potential and innovate for efficiency. At the selection site, each project leader reported implementation results from aspects including contribution value, innovation highlights, result replicability, risk...

2026-10-11

US MARVEL Microreactor Approved for Criticality Testing, Testing Expected to Begin by End of 2026

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office has formally approved the final safety analysis report for the MARVEL microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This key regulatory approval authorizes the reactor to proceed with configuration preparations for dry criticality testing, marking a breakthrough for the project following the approval of the preliminary safety analysis report in March of this year. The MARVEL (Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation) project is a sodium-potassium alloy-cooled microreactor test platform with a design thermal power of 85 to 100 kilowatts and a net electrical power of approximately 20 kilowatts. The facility is designed to help private companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GE Vernova test micro...

2026-10-10

Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Data Governance Application Project Selected as an Innovative Practice Case at the 2026 Global Data Management Summit

From August to September 2026, the Greater China Region of the International Data Management Association (DAMA) held an open exchange activity on innovative technologies in data management and artificial intelligence, soliciting data governance innovation practice cases from across the country. Recently, at the 2026 Global Data Management Summit held in Hangzhou, the Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Data Governance Application Project was successfully selected as a data governance innovation practice case. This selection is an important achievement of Fangchenggang Nuclear Power's close integration of national strategy and industry development requirements, focusing on the pain points of nuclear power production and operations, and deepening data governance and application. The project revolves around nuclear power production and operations, establishes and improves a data governance system, consolidates the data foundation, and achieves the aggregation and sharing of production and management business data...

2026-10-09

CNNC Southern Geological Exploration Center Holds the 2026 Quality Experience Feedback Exchange Meeting

In order to further implement the Group's key work deployments, strengthen the quality awareness of all staff, and improve quality management standards, the CNNC Southern Geological Exploration Center recently held the 2026 Quality Experience Feedback Exchange Meeting. Various departments shared excellent quality work practices based on their actual work, and conducted exchange discussions on typical quality issues, transformation of experience and achievements, and other topics. The meeting pointed out that quality management is a systematic task that concerns the long-term development of the Southern Center and the vital interests of employees. All employees must firmly establish quality awareness, adhere to the principles of "quality first" and zero tolerance for quality issues, improve the management system, strengthen process control, prevent various quality risks from the source, and promote the common development of the Center and its employees through high-quality results...

2026-10-09

Zhuanghe Nuclear Power convenes the fourth meeting of the Safety Committee in 2026 and the work safety situation analysis meeting

Recently, Zhuanghe Nuclear Power convened the fourth meeting of the Work Safety Committee in 2026 and the work safety situation analysis meeting. Wang Shuang, Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the company, and Director of the Safety Committee, presided over the meeting. Members of the company's leadership team and heads of relevant departments or authorized persons attended the meeting. The meeting thoroughly studied Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and directives on work safety, conveyed the spirit of meetings and documents from higher-level units, analyzed and assessed the work safety situation in the fourth quarter, and made work arrangements. The meeting emphasized that all cadres and employees must adhere to the working principles of "strengthen precise control, advance with high standards, and implement in a down-to-earth manner," strictly implement the "ten prohibitions" for on-site operations, tighten and consolidate responsibilities...

2026-10-09

Russian Scholars Analyze the Technical Secrets Behind the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics: How IceCube Uses Photomultiplier Tubes to Capture Neutrino Tracks

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for a major scientific discovery in the field of astrophysical high-energy neutrino detection. The key engineering foundation that made this historic breakthrough possible is a giant scientific facility located near the South Pole——the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The facility uses nearly 1 cubic kilometer of highly transparent deep Antarctic ice as a natural detection medium, and densely arrays thousands of digital optical modules deep within the ice. Genrikh Scheibler, senior researcher and Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at the Institute of Semiconductor Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISP SB RAS), has...

2026-10-08

The North China Regional Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment organized the 2026 North China Regional Radiation Safety Regulatory Experience Exchange Activity

In October 2026, the North China Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision Station of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the North China Supervision Station) officially organized the 2026 North China Regional Radiation Safety Regulatory Experience Exchange Activity in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, aiming to further deepen the cross-regional collaborative regulatory mechanism for nuclear and radiation safety. Relevant officials from the Nuclear Facility Safety Regulation Department and the Radiation Source Safety Regulation Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment made special trips to the site to provide guidance, conducted in-depth exchanges with frontline regulatory representatives from North China and surrounding key provinces, and put forward clear guidance on current and future regulatory directions. During the exchange activity, representatives from Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, Hebei Province, Shanxi Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Shandong...

2026-10-08

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

Guangxi Nuclear Power Holds the 2026 Third-Quarter Nuclear Safety Culture Promotion Studio Joint Exchange Activity

To cultivate a solid foundation for nuclear safety culture and promote the exchange and sharing of technical experience among regulatory authorities, owners, and all participating construction parties, the 2026 third-quarter Nuclear Safety Culture Promotion Studio joint exchange activity for the South China Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision Station of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the "South China Supervision Station"), the Bailong Nuclear Power Project, and the Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Project was recently held at Guangxi Nuclear Power. The activity was chaired by Zheng Tao, head of the on-site supervision group for the Bailong Nuclear Power Project of the South China Supervision Station. Chen Rongda, director of the Third Nuclear Facility Supervision Division of the South China Supervision Station, Li Qiang, general manager of Guangxi Nuclear Power, and Hou Yousheng, general manager of Fangchenggang Nuclear Power, attended the activity, along with representatives from all participating construction units. All parties gathered together to focus on the cultivation and implementation of nuclear safety culture...

2026-09-30

China Nuclear Engineering & Construction Group Co., Ltd. Holds the Fourth Safety Production and Quality Committee (Expanded) Meeting of 2026

On September 28, Yin Weiping, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Company, and Director of the Safety Production and Quality Committee, presided over the fourth Safety Production and Quality Committee (Expanded) Meeting of 2026. The meeting heard the report on the Company's safety, environmental protection, and quality work in the third quarter, and in response to the current safety and quality management situation and risks, deployed and arranged key fourth-quarter safety and quality breakthrough tasks. The meeting pointed out that the Company currently faces a severe and complex situation in safety and quality, with heavy production and operation tasks in the fourth quarter compounded by seasonal construction risks. All cadres and employees must raise their political stance, maintain clear awareness, continue to firmly build the ideological defense line for safety and quality, and deeply understand the extreme importance and urgency of doing a good job in safety and quality work...

2026-09-30

National Standard "Test Methods for Plasma Parameters (GB/T 48094—2026)" Led by the University of Science and Technology of China Officially Released, Solidifying the Standardization Foundation for Controlled Nuclear Fusion and High-Tech Industries

Recently, led by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with research institutions including the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP), and the Beijing Institute of Environmental Characteristics, universities including Yunnan University, Nanchang University, China Jiliang University, and Chizhou University, as well as key industry-chain enterprises including Anhui USTC Yuke Technology Co., Ltd., Anhui Zhongke Fusion Terahertz Technology Co., Ltd., and Fermion Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., jointly drafted, and the national standard "Test Methods for Plasma Parameters" (Standard No.: GB/T 48094—2026), under the centralized management of the National Technical Committee 487 on Optoelectronic Measurement of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC487), was officially approved for release and will be formally implemented from March 2027. This standard establishes unified specifications for test methods of key plasma physical parameters, fills the gap in national-level technical standard basis, and marks a milestone breakthrough for China in the standardization of advanced plasma diagnostic technology.

2026-09-28