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Strengthening Foundations to Build a Solid Defense Line, Tackling Root Causes to Promote Development — A Sidelight on SNPAS's Three-Year Action for Fundamental Safety Production Improvement

Since 2024, SNPAS System Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as SNPAS) has fully implemented the deployment requirements of the three-year action for fundamental safety production improvement of the Work Safety Committee of the State Council and State Power Investment Corporation, anchored on the overall goal of "zero accidents, zero fatalities," adhered to the work mainline of "strengthening supervision and ensuring implementation, strengthening foundations and focusing on construction," systematically implemented measures around the four core elements of people, equipment, environment, and management, and cumulatively implemented 143 action measures, safeguarding high-quality development with high-level safety. Focusing on the intrinsic safety of people, strengthening the team through Party building. SNPAS adheres to Party management of safety, incorporates General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on safety production into the "first agenda item," establishes a responsibility checklist for "Party management of safety" and "joint management," and compacts safety production responsibilities...

2026-10-27

UK-Canada-Poland Tripartite Plan to Deploy 14 Small Reactors in the UK

Recently, SGE SMR UK, the UK subsidiary of SGE, a nuclear developer under Polish industrial giant MS Galleon Group, and Origin Nuclear, a subsidiary of Canada's Ontario Power Generation (OPG), formally signed a letter of intent announcing the establishment of a joint venture to jointly build and operate a nuclear fleet of 14 small modular reactors (SMRs) in the UK, with a total installed capacity of 4.2 gigawatts (GW). It is reported that the project will fully adopt GE Vernova Hitachi (GVH)'s BWRX-300 reactor technology. SGE's UK deployment plan covers three multi-unit sites, with the first selected...

2026-10-27

World's Largest Stellarator W7-X Launches New Experimental Campaign to Pursue Long Pulses

Recently, Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), the world's largest and most complex stellarator fusion device operated by the Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Germany, has officially launched its latest OP2.4 experimental campaign. This three-month experiment has attracted over one hundred top scientists from approximately 20 laboratories across Europe and around the world, jointly advancing stellarator technology toward longer pulses and higher performance. It is understood that the OP2.4 experiment will focus on three key research areas: high-performance plasmas, fast ions and turbulent transport, and long-pulse operation. Sci...

2026-10-26

CNNC Hosts the 6th Radiopharmaceutical and Radionuclide Production Worker Vocational Skills Competition, Leveraging Shared Laboratories to Deepen Skilled Talent Cultivation

The 2026 6th CNNC Radiopharmaceutical and Radionuclide Production Worker Vocational Skills Competition, themed "Forging Craftsmanship with Nuclear Power, Winning the Future with Skills," was successfully held from October 20 to 24 at the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The competition was hosted by CNNC and organized by China Isotope & Radiation Corporation, and is a key practical measure for CNNC and the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center to deepen strategic coordination and advance the construction of shared laboratories. The two sides closely focused on research directions including radiation environmental monitoring, nuclide analysis, and precise sample testing, promoting the co-construction and sharing of instruments and equipment, reference materials, methodology systems, and data platforms. A total of 16 units and 3...

2026-10-25

Installation of key components of the core catcher for Unit 4 of Leningrad NPP Phase II completed

The under-construction Unit 4 of Leningrad NPP Phase II has recently reached a key engineering milestone: the engineering team of the general contractor TITAN-2 successfully positioned and secured the maintenance platform and cantilever truss of the core catcher (the core passive safety system molten core retention device) precisely in the reactor shaft. The two large components weigh 78 tonnes and 148 tonnes respectively. Following the installation of the first batch of components (the catcher vessel and internal filler materials) in the summer of this year, another breakthrough has been achieved in the assembly of large structures for this core safety facility. As the core barrier of the defense-in-depth system of the Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (VVER-1200), the core catcher is mainly used under severe accident conditions...

2026-10-25

Uzbekistan and Russia Discuss Establishing a Nuclear Power Plant Construction Joint Venture and Localized Production of Multiple Core Supporting Materials

At a dedicated industry matchmaking seminar held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, representatives of the Uzbekistan Atomic Energy Development Agency and Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, along with experts from leading industrial enterprises of both Uzbekistan and Russia, gathered to conduct in-depth consultations on establishing a joint venture in Uzbekistan to advance the comprehensive national nuclear power plant development project. The meeting focused on expanding the participation share of Uzbekistan's domestic industrial enterprises throughout the entire nuclear power plant construction process and deepening bilateral industrial chain and engineering collaboration. Participants discussed introducing advanced engineering technologies into modern nuclear power plant construction systems, optimizing construction methods, and establishing in Uzbekistan key engineering materials and...

2026-10-25

Pakistan Calls for Removing Barriers to Civilian Nuclear Energy at UN General Assembly, Urges Depoliticization of Safeguards Disputes

At the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly reviewing the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Pakistan delegation explicitly called on the international community to guarantee the right of all countries to equal and non-discriminatory access to peaceful uses of nuclear energy technology, urged all parties to properly resolve outstanding safeguards disagreements through diplomatic and dialogue mechanisms, and firmly opposed the politicization of nuclear non-proliferation issues. This initiative echoes the IAEA's strategic assessment that global nuclear power installed capacity is expected to more than triple by 2060. Syed Atif Raza, Minister Counsellor of Pakistan, emphasized in his statement that the IAEA should balance the performance of its statutory functions, and while strictly supervising nuclear non-proliferation...

2026-10-25

CGN Biodiversity Protection Case Selected for Report of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity: Daya Bay Base Demonstrates Harmonious Coexistence of Nuclear Power and Marine Ecology

At the China Pavilion event of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China officially released the "Beauty of Diversity: Nature-Positive Solutions Report of Chinese Enterprises." The typical case submitted by China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), "Advancing Habitat Protection to the Decision-Making Stage of Clean Energy Development," was successfully selected, systematically presenting on the international multilateral stage the innovative governance achievements of Chinese energy enterprises in coordinating zero-carbon electricity supply with ecological habitat restoration. According to the practical experience disclosed in the report, CGN deeply integrates the concept of nature conservation into the entire lifecycle of corporate investment decisions and production operations, strictly aligning with Targets 1...

2026-10-25

Finland's Posiva Authorized to Operate the World's First Deep Geological Repository for Spent Fuel

Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva has officially received an operating license from the Finnish government to operate the spent fuel encapsulation and final disposal facility at Olkiluoto. The facility thus becomes the world's first spent nuclear fuel repository to receive such an operating license. On December 30, 2021, Posiva submitted an operating license application to the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for the spent fuel encapsulation plant and the Onkalo final disposal facility, with the requested operating period running from March 2024 through the end of 2070. The encapsulation plant and final disposal facility...

2026-10-24

South Africa's Nuclear Power Project Achieves Substantive Progress: 5,200 MW Nuclear Power Project Enters Full EIA Phase

Babalwa Lobishe, Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, publicly stated on October 23 that she highly welcomes the approval of the final scoping report for Eskom's proposed 5,200 MW Thyspunt large-scale nuclear power project. The project site is located in Kouga Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, and the approval of the report by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) marks that this major clean baseload project has officially been approved to enter the comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) phase, taking a key step toward final statutory approval.

2026-10-24

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

China Institute of Atomic Energy Successfully Completes Full-Process Experimental Verification of Post-Irradiation Fuel Assembly Reassembly Technology for Integrated Fast Reactor

Recently, the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) under China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) successfully completed the full-process experimental verification of post-irradiation fuel assembly reassembly technology for the integrated closed fuel cycle fast reactor nuclear energy system (referred to as the integrated fast reactor), and successfully developed a reassembly prototype, comprehensively verifying the technical feasibility. This achievement marks that CIAE has independently mastered the core technology of post-irradiation fuel assembly reassembly for fast reactors, laying a solid foundation for subsequent engineering applications and material and fuel research under higher irradiation dose conditions, and is of great significance for enhancing China's advanced nuclear fuel R&D level and promoting the development of the closed fuel cycle. The full-process experimental verification platform for post-irradiation fuel assembly reassembly technology...

2026-10-23

Southwest Supervision Station of the National Nuclear Safety Administration Conducts Demonstrative Supervision of Radiopharmaceuticals

Recently, the Southwest Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision Station of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (National Nuclear Safety Administration), together with the Department of Radiation Source Safety Supervision, the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Chengdu University of Technology, organized representatives of enterprises in its jurisdiction to conduct demonstrative supervision of radiopharmaceutical (medical isotope) production. This initiative aims to serve the national "Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan for Medical Isotopes (2021–2035)" and comprehensively enhance the radiation safety management level of the nuclear medical industry in the Southwest region. It is reported that this supervision activity practiced the concept of research-based supervision. In response to the characteristics of the Southwest region—where R&D, pilot testing, and large-scale production proceed in parallel, and the safety risks of unsealed radioactive materials are complex—the activity involved pre-arranging production processes...

2026-10-22

CNNC Qintong Innovatively Builds a Digital-Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Management System for Its Isotope Base

Recently, Chinatom Qinshan Isotope Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CNNC Qintong"), centering on the isotope production base construction project, successfully built a digital-intelligent operation and maintenance (O&M) management system with the Integrated Intelligent Production Information Management Platform (IMS) as its core. By empowering full-lifecycle equipment control and intelligent decision-making, the system effectively addresses O&M management pain points in nuclear technology application scenarios with high safety requirements and high complexity. It is understood that the system, with the Integrated Intelligent Production Information Management Platform (IMS) as its management hub, has achieved unified coding and labeling of 6,799 pieces of equipment across the entire plant and "one file per unit" full-lifecycle traceability. By deeply linking equipment ledgers with maintenance plans, repair work orders and spare parts management, CNNC Qintong has not only driven the upgrade of its maintenance model toward condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, but also achieved significant cost reduction, efficiency improvement and energy consumption optimization through HVAC variable-frequency renovation and self-developed automatic calibration platforms.

2026-10-22

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