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Framatome of France Secures First U.S. High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Nuclear Fuel Contract

French nuclear company Framatome announced that it has signed a commercial contract to supply one operating nuclear reactor in the United States with the world's first nuclear fuel with uranium-235 concentration higher than the industry standard of 5%, for use in replacing reactor fuel. Under the agreement, as part of the Advanced Fuel Management (AFM) program, Framatome will use AFM technology to supply higher-concentration fuel in batches starting in early 2028. The agreement includes the supply of a range of fuels to support long-term use of AFM fuel in the reactor, and includes additional fuel supply options for the future. The company did not disclose the name of the reactor that will use the fuel. Uranium-235...

2026-09-23

Weilan Stellar Completes China's First Stellarator Magnet Cryogenic Comprehensive Test Platform in Three Months, First Round of Magnet Testing Launched

Weilan Stellar recently completed the construction of China's first stellarator magnet cryogenic comprehensive test platform, and the first round of magnet testing has been launched. Qiu Lilong, a review expert for the cryogenic system, stated that from independent design and system integration to domestically sourced supporting equipment, Weilan Stellar took only three and a half months to integrate vacuum, cryogenics, power supply, measurement, and protection into a comprehensive test platform. The test platform fully demonstrates the team's outstanding capabilities in scientific research, engineering, and project management. As the foundation for stable operation of a stellarator, the cryogenic system's vacuum level, sealing performance, and cooling capacity are all crucial. Unlike conventional paced R&D models, Weilan Stellar has always adhered to a pragmatic,...

2026-09-23

Vietnam Holds Scientific Seminar on "Developing Nuclear Energy for Green Growth and National Energy Security"

On September 21, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee of Vietnam jointly held a scientific seminar on "Developing Nuclear Energy for Green Growth and National Energy Security," aiming to explore the role of nuclear energy in addressing challenges such as climate change, meeting electricity demand, and promoting clean energy transition. The seminar emphasized that nuclear energy, as an energy source with large power generation capacity, stable operation, and low carbon emissions, can serve as baseload energy and effectively complement renewable energy that depends on natural conditions. For Vietnam, nuclear power is regarded as an important strategy for achieving sustainable socio-economic development and is expected to bring opportunities for scientific and technological development, industrial upgrading, and the cultivation of high-quality talent. At the seminar,...

2026-09-22

CNNC High Energy Seminar Focuses on Quality Control of Domestic Radiotherapy Equipment, Multiple Parties Join Hands to Build Industry Standards

On September 21, in order to further promote the construction of a quality control system for domestic radiotherapy equipment, standardize clinical quality control work for Tomo equipment, and facilitate multi-party collaborative development among industry, academia, research, and medical institutions, CNNC High Energy organized a seminar on quality control standardization for radiotherapy equipment. The meeting brought together industry forces from multiple sectors. Professor Zhang Fuquan, President of the Radiotherapy Equipment Technology Branch of the China Association of Medical Equipment and of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and Professor Qiu Jie, Vice President of the Radiotherapy Equipment Technology Branch of the China Association of Medical Equipment and of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, attended the meeting as clinical experts; management, technical, and business representatives from CNNC High Energy, CNNC Accuray, Shuimu Medical, Shuimu Lingrui, and other units attended the meeting together. At the meeting, with...

2026-09-22

New Generation "Harmony System" and Other Technological Achievements Debut at the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo

At the five-day 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, CGN showcased its innovative achievements in nuclear power, new energy, and digitalization under the theme "Smart Nuclear Powers Free Trade, Green Electricity Connects ASEAN." At the exhibition, CGN Digital Technology highlighted its independently developed Harmony System series products and their applications in the new energy sector, and used virtual reality technology to give visitors the opportunity to tour nuclear power plants. The Harmony System is hailed as the "nerve center" and "brain" of nuclear power plants. It is China's independently developed nuclear safety-class digital instrumentation and control system, and has now been widely applied to 34 nuclear power units nationwide, covering second- to fourth-generation nuclear power reactor types and technologies. Through the comprehensive iterative upgrading of the Harmony System, CGN Digital Technology has equipped it with a smarter, safer, and more economical "super intelligent brain," aiming to provide digital and intelligent empowerment for the full-cycle production and operation of nuclear power plants.

2026-09-22

Guoke Ion Makes Its Debut at AOCMP 2026, Domestic Ion Therapy Technology Draws Attention from Asia-Pacific Peers

From September 9 to 11, 2026, the 26th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics (AOCMP 2026) was held at the Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center (BPEX) in South Korea. Hosted by the Korean Society of Medical Physics (KSMP), this year's congress focused on innovative applications of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation in the field of medical physics, and is a highly influential academic event in the Asia-Pacific region. Wang Xiaomin, Deputy General Manager of Guoke Ion, and Yang Wenjie, Assistant to the General Manager, led a delegation to attend the congress, actively carrying out academic exchanges and industry engagement. During the congress, the Guoke Ion team conducted technical presentations and exchanges through specialized seminars and a corporate exhibition booth. At the specialized seminar, the team systematically introduced the company's ion therapy equipment and its self-developed...

2026-09-22

Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Conducts Technical Exchange at Beishan Underground Laboratory

To align with the key engineering tasks of the 15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Beautiful China, the responsible officials of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center) recently led a team to the Beishan Underground Laboratory for technical exchange. The 15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Beautiful China explicitly proposes the construction of a safety assessment and verification platform for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste. During the exchange, personnel from the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center went deep into the Beishan Underground Laboratory site, conducting on-site inspections of underground tunnels, disposal holes, surrounding rock excavation interfaces, etc., and carried out in-depth technical exchanges with personnel from the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology. The two sides focused on the layout of special tests for safety review, software development and testing, conceptual design review...

2026-09-22

CGN and the People's Government of Sichuan Province Sign a Strategic Cooperation Agreement

On September 21, China General Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd. and the People's Government of Sichuan Province signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Chengdu. Wang Xiaohui, Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress, Shi Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor, held a working meeting with Yang Changli, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China General Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd., and Pang Songtao, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager, and together witnessed the signing of the agreement. During the meeting, the two sides, focusing on implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on Sichuan's work and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, exchanged views on deepening strategic cooperation during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, further optimizing the investment layout in Sichuan, promoting clean energy development and construction, strengthening the high-end energy equipment manufacturing industry, and advancing...

2026-09-22

Modernization of the hydraulic blade stamping equipment for nuclear power plants at the Russian "Atom Machine" plant has been completed

On September 21, 2026, according to project information released by the Russian "Atom Machine" (Atom Machine, part of the Mechanical Engineering Division of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom"), the plant located in Volgodonsk (Волгодонск), Rostov Oblast, announced that its hydraulic blade stamping equipment for nuclear power plants, which is unique to date and has no equivalent in Russia, has completed modernization and successfully passed testing. It is understood that this hydraulic press with a force of up to 15,000 tonnes has now successfully passed all tests and is fully ready for production. This equipment was originally put into operation in 1980. In this modernization project, engineers not only...

2026-09-22

Nuclear energy startup Hylenr completes Phase 1 testing of lattice confinement fusion reactor validation study

Hylenr Inc., a nuclear energy startup based in Michigan, USA, recently completed Phase 1 testing of an independent validation study of its Lattice Confinement Fusion (LCF) reactor at Texas A&M University. Experimental results showed anomalous signals in areas including heat, gas, and materials, and Hylenr stated that the data indicate the technology warrants further in-depth investigation. Basic test information: In a strictly controlled laboratory environment, researchers conducted tests on Hylenr's BRT-NiUCS-2 reactor and multiple hydrogen-absorbing nickel-palladium catalyst samples, focusing on monitoring post-test heat, radiation, residual gases, and...

2026-09-22

The first international severe accident melt pool standard problem led by China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd. has been officially approved

Recently, the annual meeting of the Working Group on Accident Analysis and Management (WGAMA) of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA) reviewed and approved the International Standard Problem (ISP) in the field of severe accident research, which was led and submitted by China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd. This approval marks the 54th International Standard Problem since the OECD established the ISP program half a century ago, the first International Standard Problem in the field of in-vessel melt pool research for reactor severe accidents, and the second International Standard Problem led by China. The project entered the international promotion stage in 2024. The project team collaborated with multiple top research...

2026-09-21

Jiluntai's independently developed HER2-targeted diagnostic new drug has been approved for clinical trials, expected to facilitate precision treatment of breast cancer

Jiluntai Company, a nuclear medicine innovation enterprise invested and incubated by Baiyang Pharmaceutical Group, has recently made important progress. Its independently developed Class 1 chemical radioactive diagnostic new drug —— Technetium [⁹⁹ᵐTc] hydrazinonicotinamide dual-chain Ark peptide injection (⁹⁹ᵐTc‑HP‑Ark2), has received supplementary clinical trial application approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), which means the product will continue to undergo clinical trials, bringing new hope for precision subtyping and treatment of breast cancer. This product is a radioactive diagnostic agent for SPECT/CT imaging, intended for the differential diagnosis of HER2-positive breast cancer. HER2 is an important prognostic indicator for malignant tumors such as breast cancer...

2026-09-21

New Progress in Research on Microstructural Stability of High-Silicon Austenitic Steels for Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors

The lead-cooled fast reactor is an important reactor type in the fourth-generation nuclear energy system, and its structural materials need to withstand harsh service environments such as high temperature, irradiation, and liquid lead-bismuth corrosion over the long term. High-silicon austenitic stainless steel possesses excellent lead-bismuth corrosion resistance and is an important candidate structural material for core equipment such as the reactor vessel and internals of lead-cooled fast reactors. However, Si addition significantly alters the phase precipitation mechanism during high-temperature service and induces austenite decomposition, affecting the long-term microstructural stability of the material. Recently, the Special Alloys Research Department of the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, building on prior work that revealed Si-induced austenite decomposition behavior in high-silicon austenitic steels and the resulting mechanical...

2026-09-21

National Nuclear Safety Administration Issues the Guidelines for Ecological Environment Impact Assessment of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Devices

To implement the regulatory requirements for fusion devices under the Ecological Environment Code of the People's Republic of China and the Atomic Energy Law of the People's Republic of China, and to improve China's regulatory framework for radiation safety supervision of fusion devices, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's National Nuclear Safety Administration recently officially issued the Guidelines for Ecological Environment Impact Assessment of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Devices (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines). The Guidelines were compiled by the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, drawing on relevant domestic and international regulations and standards, and incorporating the construction and operation characteristics and environmental impact features of China's fusion devices. They aim to standardize and guide the ecological environment impact assessment of fusion devices throughout their entire life cycle...

2026-09-20

South Korea Deeply Integrates 50 Years of Nuclear Power Design Experience with Artificial Intelligence

KEPCO E&C has deeply integrated its 50 years of accumulated technology and data in the nuclear power design field with artificial intelligence (AI), and its digital transformation strategy is being comprehensively accelerated. At the 2026 National Contribution Awards ceremony, KEPCO E&C received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award in the AI innovation category. This award aims to recognize the company's outstanding achievements in organically combining nuclear power design experience with technical materials and successfully applying them to business innovation and safety management technology R&D in the power generation and energy sectors. Among the most notable achievements is NEXA, an autonomous generative AI platform developed specifically for power plant design. The platform ensures...

2026-09-20