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Iran Says Its Atomic Energy Organization's Medical Products Serve Over 1.5 Million Patients Annually

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, recently stated that more than 1.5 million patients in Iran use diagnostic and therapeutic products developed by the organization each year, and related medical products have also been exported to multiple countries. Eslami made these remarks at a ceremony held by Iran's nuclear industry to celebrate Physicians' Day. He said that promoting the application of advanced treatment methods is one of the key directions of Iran's scientific and technological development. The progress made by Iranian researchers in cold plasma technology has opened up a "brand-new and promising path" for medical applications. He stated that plasma technology has not only achieved notable results in the research field but has also played a role in healthcare settings.

2026-08-24

Three Years Since Japan Began Discharging Nuclear-Contaminated Water: Over 170,000 Tons Released Across 22 Rounds

Since August 24, 2023, Japan has been discharging nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean. As of August 24, 2026, Japan has completed a total of 22 rounds of discharge, with a cumulative volume of approximately 173,000 tons. It is understood that the volume of water stored in on-site tanks has decreased by about 7% compared to before the discharge began. Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to increase the discharge volume of nuclear-contaminated water starting from the current fiscal year and has set a target to complete the decommissioning of the nuclear power plant by 2051. ...

2026-08-24

Radexel leads South Korea's KRW 35.2 billion project to develop magnetically controlled radiotherapy equipment

South Korean medical device company Radexel announced on August 24 that it has been selected as the lead institution for a global flagship project, partnering with Asan Medical Center, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), and other organizations to develop next-generation radiotherapy equipment based on magnetic field control. The project is a national strategic R&D initiative jointly promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, with a total investment of KRW 35.2 billion, including KRW 27.95 billion in government funding, over a seven-year period. Under the plan, the Radexel consortium will develop a Magnetically Controlled Radiotherapy (MPRT) system. This technology controls secondary...

2026-08-24

World's First Full-Stack MRI Brain-Computer Interface Solution "uMR Shenguan" Officially Released

On August 23, the first National MRI Brain-Computer Interface Conference, themed "Integration · Decoding · Modulation — Ushering in a New Era of Brain-Computer Interaction," was held in Tianjin. At the conference, United Imaging Healthcare and Tianjin University jointly released the world's first full-stack MRI brain-computer interface solution, "uMR Shenguan." uMR Shenguan spans the entire translational chain of brain-computer interfaces from fundamental research to clinical application, advancing the realization of "understanding the brain, precise modulation, and making neural plasticity measurable and controllable." It is understood that uMR Shenguan is built on United Imaging's uMR series equipment as its hardware foundation, addressing key technical challenges in the closed loop of "reading the brain — writing the brain — verification" in brain-computer interfaces, providing a complete technical system that upgrades MRI equipment from a mere "imaging tool for structure" to a "central platform" participating in the entire brain-computer interaction process.

2026-08-24

Ghana Says Nuclear Energy Key to Meeting Future Electricity Demand

Ghana's Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, stated that Ghana will diversify its energy mix through nuclear power development, providing affordable, reliable, and low-carbon electricity for industrialization and economic growth. Speaking recently at the opening ceremony of the third U.S.-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit in Accra, Jinapor said that Ghana's electricity demand continues to grow, hydropower development potential is becoming limited, and thermal power generation costs are relatively high, prompting the country to explore other affordable energy options, including nuclear energy. The summit's theme was "Building and Sustaining Africa's Nuclear Workforce." He noted that when the Akosombo Dam was first completed, Ghana's peak electricity demand was approximately 300 megawatts, while the dam's generating capacity exceeded 1,000 megawatts; currently, Ghana's peak electricity demand has risen to about 4,500 megawatts. Rising thermal power generation costs have pushed up overall energy costs, making energy mix diversification a practical necessity.

2026-08-24

Ukrainian Foreign Minister and IAEA Director General Discuss Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Safety in Phone Call

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on August 22 that he had a phone call with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, during which the two sides focused on the current nuclear safety situation in Ukraine, particularly the safety status of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Sybiha stated that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is currently under Russian control, and the related military presence remains a major source of nuclear safety risk. The two sides exchanged views on issues related to the plant and emphasized the need for close coordination based on respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and international law. Sybiha also noted that he values Grossi's personal engagement in relevant matters, as well as...

2026-08-24

Russian Scientists Propose New Scheme for Measuring Proton and Deuteron Electric Dipole Moments in a Single Storage Ring

August 21 news, researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, and the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have proposed a new experimental scheme to study the electric dipole moments of protons and deuterons in a single storage ring. The scheme can be implemented both in specially constructed new facilities and, potentially, in upgraded existing accelerator complexes. The electric dipole moments of protons and deuterons reflect the asymmetry of the internal charge distribution relative to the spin direction. According to Standard Model predictions, their values are non-zero but extremely small, on the order of 10⁻³¹ e·cm, far below current experimental sensitivity...

2026-08-24

CERN Large Hadron Collider Data Challenge Models of Oxygen and Neon Nucleus Structure

Physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), analyzing a new batch of collision data from the CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider, have found that oxygen and neon nuclei do not behave entirely as predicted by existing models in high-energy collisions. This result indicates that the scientific community's understanding of the shapes and internal structures of certain light nuclei still requires further refinement. In high-energy nuclear collisions, a quark-gluon plasma is briefly formed in the collision region. This state of matter decays rapidly, but the collective flow characteristics of its particles can be used to infer the collision geometry and indirectly provide information about nuclear structure. Researchers believe that symmetric collisions of light ions help better control the initial collision conditions, making them suitable for studying collective responses in small systems.

2026-08-24

Collective Radiation Dose of Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Ranks Highest Nationwide

Japanese nuclear power plant operators are required to submit radiation management reports to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) annually, detailing the exposure status of plant workers. According to the relevant 2025 reports, the collective radiation dose of workers at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station remains significantly higher than at other Japanese nuclear plants, indicating that the radiological impact from post-accident on-site decommissioning and management work is still ongoing. By collective dose per plant, Fukushima Daiichi recorded 20.97 person-sieverts, the highest in Japan. This figure is nine times the 2.22 person-sieverts reported at Kansai Electric Power's Takahama Nuclear Power Station...

2026-08-24

No abnormalities detected at multiple nuclear power plants after earthquake in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

At around 2 a.m. on August 23, an earthquake struck the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, with a maximum seismic intensity of 5-lower observed in parts of Ibaraki Prefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Saitama Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. The Japanese government subsequently established a liaison office at the Crisis Management Center of the Prime Minister's Official Residence. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that relevant departments have been instructed to verify the damage situation and promptly release accurate information to the public. The earthquake posed no risk of tsunami. Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) stated that a seismic intensity of 3 was observed in the area where the Tokai Daini Nuclear Power Plant is located in Tokai Village, Ibaraki Prefecture. The unit is currently shut down, and as of now...

2026-08-24

Italy's Eni Plans to Build Commercial Nuclear Fusion Power Plant in Europe by Early 2040s

Italian energy company Eni plans to build a commercial nuclear fusion power plant in Europe by the early 2040s or sooner. Francesca Ferrazza, head of Eni's magnetic confinement fusion project, stated that nuclear fusion technology has seen significant progress in recent years, and competition in the field is accelerating. Ferrazza said that nuclear fusion, which was previously confined mainly to the research stage, has now begun to meet the conditions for industrial application. She noted that Eni's goal is to promote the deployment of a commercial nuclear fusion power plant in Europe by the early 2040s, or even earlier. Eni has also shown interest in the extraction, purification, and recycling of spent fusion fuel back into reactors. Recently, Eni has...

2026-08-24

Atom High-Tech Adds New Radiopharmaceutical Production Base in Changchun

The Jilin Provincial Medical Products Administration issued a public notice on August 21 stating that, in accordance with the Drug Administration Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations on the Administration of Radiopharmaceuticals, the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Drug Production, and other relevant provisions, following on-site inspection and review approval, it intends to issue the Radiopharmaceutical Production License to Changchun Atom High-Tech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The public notice period is 5 working days, subject to public supervision. The notice information shows that the registered address of Changchun Atom High-Tech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is located at No. 770 Shengye Road, Beihu Science and Technology Development Zone, Changchun City, Jilin Province, and the proposed production address for the license is consistent with the registered address. The proposed production scope for this license is small-volume injections for in vivo radiopharmaceuticals, involving products such as Sodium Pertechnetate [99mTc] Injection, Technetium [99mTc] Methylenediphosphonate Injection, Technetium [99mTc] Methoxyisonitrile Injection, Technetium [99mTc] Pentetate Injection, Technetium [99mTc] Ethyl Cysteinate Dimer Injection, and Technetium [99mTc] Etifenin Injection.

2026-08-24

Taishan Nuclear Power Achieves Full-Process Digitalization for Two Major Environmental Monitoring Inspections

Recently, the central station inspections of the Plant Environment and Meteorological Monitoring System (KRS) and the Hydrological and Water Quality Monitoring System (YSI) buoy inspections at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant have officially entered full-process digital operation, with all related inspection tasks integrated into the GFIS (Taishan Inspection Data Monitoring System) for online workflow, marking the end of the paper-based inspection sheet era. In the central station equipment room of the environmental laboratory, inspectors can complete online data entry and upload via mobile office devices after verifying data accuracy. △Inspection interface Previously, these two inspection tasks relied on paper-based recording, with inspection data manually transcribed on site and handed over offline for review, making real-time verification and sharing of information impossible. The mountains of paper forms not only made data retrieval time-consuming and laborious but also hindered equipment operation and maintenance quality assessments. Driven by the company's digital transformation initiative, these two inspection tasks have now embarked on the path of digitalization.

2026-08-24

SPIC Thorium-Based Energy Technology Company Visits College of Nuclear Science and Technology at Harbin Engineering University for Cooperation Exchange

On August 20, Tang Chuntao, interim head of the Overall Technology Department and R&D Design Department of SPIC Thorium-Based Energy Technology Co., Ltd., led a delegation to the College of Nuclear Science and Technology at Harbin Engineering University for an exchange meeting. The two sides discussed topics including technical breakthroughs, research collaboration, and talent cultivation related to the National Major Science and Technology Project on thorium molten salt reactors. Dean Tan Sichao and Vice Dean Xia Genglei attended the meeting. Tan Sichao welcomed Tang Chuntao and his delegation. He noted that the College of Nuclear Science and Technology, leveraging the university's distinctive advantages in the "Three Seas and One Nuclear" strategy, has established a multidisciplinary layout in nuclear engineering, nuclear technology, and nuclear chemical engineering with deep academic accumulation. As the sole entity of SPIC Group for the thorium fuel cycle, Thorium-Based Energy Company undertakes the R&D and construction of advanced Generation IV nuclear energy systems. The two sides have complementary strengths and broad prospects for cooperation. He expressed hope that this exchange would serve as an opportunity to deepen joint research, platform co-construction, and talent co-cultivation, jointly serving the nation's high-quality nuclear energy development.

2026-08-24

Hengyang New Radiopharmaceutical Isotope and Drug Industrialization Project Officially Launched

On August 22, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hengyang New Radiopharmaceutical Isotope and Drug Industrialization Project was held in Hengyang, Hunan Province. Officials from Hengyang City and Zhuhui District, representatives from relevant colleges of the University of South China, investment institutions, and relevant personnel from New Radiopharmaceutical Medical attended the event. Cai Jiming, Chairman and President of New Radiopharmaceutical Medical, stated at the ceremony that the project's landing in Hengyang represents an important strategic layout for the company's nuclear medicine business. From contract signing to construction commencement, the project has received support from local governments, partners, and relevant organizations. The company will leverage this project as an opportunity to continue advancing the transformation of innovative achievements in the fields of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals. Wang Jing, Deputy Mayor of Hengyang City, stated that Hengyang...

2026-08-22