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22nd Round of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station ALPS Treated Water Discharge Completed

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) stated on August 17 that the 22nd round of ALPS treated water discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station had been completed by the afternoon of the same day (local time). This round of discharge began on July 30, with a total of 7,888 tonnes of ALPS treated water released. According to information released by TEPCO, the total amount of radioactive tritium contained in the water discharged in this round was approximately 1.3 trillion becquerels. This is the 4th round of ALPS treated water discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan's fiscal year 2026. Japan began discharging ALPS treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in August 2023. To date, 22 rounds of discharge have been carried out, with a cumulative discharge volume of approximately 173,000 tonnes...

2026-08-18

Single-Channel Pulse Source of Electromagnetic-Driven Fusion Large Scientific Facility Passes Acceptance

On August 16, the test and acceptance meeting for the single-channel pulse source of the comprehensive assessment experimental system of the electromagnetic-driven fusion large scientific facility, along with the inauguration ceremony of the Institute of Nuclear Fusion Science and Technology at Xi'an Jiaotong University, was held at the China Western Science and Technology Innovation Harbor. During the meeting, the single-channel pulse source of the comprehensive assessment experimental system passed testing and acceptance, and the Institute of Nuclear Fusion Science and Technology at Xi'an Jiaotong University was officially inaugurated. Before the meeting, attending experts and guests inspected the single-channel pulse source experimental system. During the acceptance session, the project team presented the overall status of the electromagnetic-driven fusion large scientific facility, the development progress of the single-channel pulse source, and the test verification results. The expert panel discussed the...

2026-08-18

CNNC Sichuan Environmental Protection Holds Cadre Meeting to Announce Comrade Zhang Xiangming's Appointment as Chief Accountant of the Company

On August 17, CNNC Sichuan Environmental Protection held a cadre meeting to announce the decision of the Group Company Party Leadership Group on the appointment of Comrade Zhang Xiangming as Chief Accountant of CNNC Sichuan Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd. Wang Suohui, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of CNNC Environmental Protection, attended the meeting via video and delivered a speech. Chang Yu, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Company, presided over the meeting. On behalf of the Party Committee of CNNC Environmental Protection, Wang Suohui extended congratulations to Comrade Zhang Xiangming on his new appointment. He pointed out that this cadre adjustment was a decision made by the Group Company Party Leadership Group from the overall perspective of optimizing and strengthening the leadership team, fully reflecting the high importance attached to and earnest expectations for CNNC Sichuan Environmental Protection. At present, CNNC Sichuan Environmental Protection is at a critical stage of tackling tough challenges, with various tasks...

2026-08-18

CFHI and Shanghai Electric Hold Talks to Advance Cooperation in Nuclear Power Equipment and Other Fields

On August 17, Lu Zhiqiang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China First Heavy Industries (CFHI), met with Wu Lei, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Group, and his delegation at CFHI. The two sides held discussions on further deepening strategic cooperation, focusing on exchanging views on cooperation in fields such as metallurgical equipment, high-end materials, nuclear power equipment, new energy wind power, scientific research and development, and industrial chain synergy. Lu Zhiqiang welcomed Wu Lei and his delegation and expressed gratitude to Shanghai Electric for its long-standing support to CFHI. He stated that CFHI will continue to focus on its primary responsibility of equipment manufacturing, coordinate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and thoroughly implement the "1235" development strategy. He expressed hope that both sides...

2026-08-18

Icebreaker of Knowledge International Expedition Returned from North Pole

On August 13, the 7th international scientific and educational expedition of Rosatom, Icebreaker of Knowledge, returned to Murmansk. Over the course of ten days, 68 talented schoolchildren and college students from all federal districts of Russia and 22 countries around the world traveled aboard the nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy along the route Murmansk – North Pole – Franz Josef La...

2026-08-18

Neutron and X-ray tomography reveal hydrogen-rich regions in Martian meteorite "Black Beauty"

An international team of researchers from Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland recently conducted a three-dimensional non-destructive analysis of a slice of the Martian meteorite NWA 7034 "Black Beauty" using neutron tomography and X-ray tomography, discovering macroscopic hydrogen-rich regions within it. The study suggests that these hydrogen-rich features provide evidence of early water-rock interactions on Mars. The findings have been published in Geophysical Research Letters. Black Beauty is a brecciated meteorite from Mars that was ejected into space by an impact event and eventually landed in the Sahara Desert in Morocco. Weighing approximately 320 grams, the meteorite contains material up to 4.48 billion years old, making it one of the oldest known Martian crustal fragments...

2026-08-17

Fermilab Muon g-2 Experiment Sets New Direct Detection Limit on Muon Electric Dipole Moment

On August 12, 2026, the Muon g-2 Collaboration announced that a new analysis based on 25% of the data from the Muon g-2 experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has produced the most sensitive direct measurement of the muon's electric dipole moment to date. The results show that if a muon electric dipole moment exists, its magnitude is below the current detection threshold of the experiment. The muon electric dipole moment values measured by Fermilab across different data-taking periods were compared with previous results from Brookhaven National Laboratory. The combined Fermilab value is consistent with zero (no observation). Although the experiment uses positive muons, results are typically reported for negative muons, which reverses the sign of the measured value...

2026-08-17

FDG PET/CT Enables More Precise Identification of Multiorgan Involvement in Brazilian Paracoccidioidomycosis

A study conducted by researchers at the Brazilian CEPID CancerThera center shows that molecular imaging with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT can detect systemic lesions of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) more sensitively than conventional staging methods, helping to reassess the extent and severity of the disease. The findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal disease caused by inhalation of fungal spores of the Paracoccidioides genus, with significant clinical and epidemiological importance in Brazil. Often referred to as "coffee planter's disease," it primarily affects the lungs but can also spread to multiple organs via lymphatic and hematogenous routes. Conventional staging typically relies on...

2026-08-17

CMS Experiment Advances Higgs Boson Pair Search with New Data

The CMS Collaboration has recently announced new progress in the study of Higgs boson pair production. The study is based on proton collision data at a center-of-mass energy of 13.6 TeV recorded by the CMS detector from 2022 to 2024, focusing on the search for processes where one Higgs boson decays to a bottom quark–antiquark pair and the other decays to a τ lepton–antitau pair, namely the HH→bbττ channel. Since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, the CMS and ATLAS Collaborations have continuously measured the interactions of the Higgs boson with other Standard Model particles, and the results so far remain generally consistent with Standard Model predictions. In contrast, the “self-coupling” among multiple Higgs bosons...

2026-08-17

Russian Researchers Develop Highly Sensitive Radio Astronomy Sensor for Axion Dark Matter Detection

Researchers from the Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University have developed a radio astronomy sensor whose sensitivity is reportedly two to three times higher than that of existing international counterparts, and it has been granted a Russian patent. The device is designed for detecting weak electromagnetic radiation signals and can be used in frontier physics experiments such as cosmic microwave background radiation studies and axion dark matter searches. The researchers explain that this type of detector is essentially an electromagnetic radiation receiver. When electromagnetic radiation strikes the sensitive element, the electron temperature rises, thereby altering the recorded signal. To improve detection sensitivity, the research team introduced a thin hafnium layer into the structure, which acts as a thermal...

2026-08-17

U.S. Fusion Company Discloses Texatron Platform Progress and Capital Markets Plans

American Fusion disclosed to shareholders on August 14 the latest developments in the global fusion energy industry, data center electricity demand in Texas, and the company's capital markets arrangements. The company stated that its Texatron fusion engine under development remains in the testing and engineering validation phase, and whether it can be used for commercial power supply in the future depends on multiple conditions, including test plans, regulatory approvals, financing, scaled production, and commercialization progress. American Fusion stated that its long-term goal is to develop the Texatron platform into a scalable distributed power source and explore supplying electricity to data centers, hospitals, defense facilities, industrial facilities, and other customers through a power-as-a-service model.

2026-08-17

Vietnam Electricity Advances Preparatory Work for Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is advancing preparatory work for the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant project, focusing on supporting measures in legal framework, financial arrangements, project management, human resource development, and public communication. The project is regarded as Vietnam's first nuclear power plant project and holds significant importance for ensuring energy security, promoting energy structure transition, and reducing carbon emissions. During the 7th National Nuclear Regulatory Conference, EVN Deputy General Director Nguyen Thai Anh stated that the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant project must meet the highest technical, engineering, and safety requirements currently applicable in Vietnam. In the preparatory phase, EVN is focusing on addressing three categories of challenges while simultaneously advancing five groups of solutions to ensure the project proceeds in accordance with...

2026-08-17

South Korea's domestically developed lunar radiation detector to travel to the Moon aboard NASA commercial lunar lander

The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) announced on August 17 that the Lunar Space Radiation Detector (LVRAD), independently developed by South Korea, will be mounted on a lander under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to conduct observations of the radiation environment on the lunar south pole surface. The two sides signed the relevant implementation agreement on August 14. Under the agreement, KASA plans to complete the development of the flight model of the detector by next year and deliver the equipment to the United States in accordance with the NASA lunar lander mission schedule. NASA will be responsible for integrating the Korean-developed detector onto the commercial lunar lander and supporting its operation and data transmission on the lunar surface after launch. LVRAD consists of...

2026-08-17

Korean Hospital Team Develops AI Model to Improve Bone Metastasis Detection Using PET/CT and Other Information

A research team at Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center has recently developed an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying bone metastases that are difficult to detect on CT images. By incorporating MRI and PET/CT information during the training process, the model enables lesions that are inconspicuous on CT and prone to being missed to be included in the training data, thereby enhancing detection capability. Bone metastasis is an important basis for determining cancer staging and formulating treatment plans. If lesions are not clearly visible on CT images, bone metastasis may be detected late and may lead to complications such as pathological fractures and spinal cord compression. Previous related AI studies have largely relied on lesions clearly visible on CT to build training data, and the research team believes that this approach may...

2026-08-17

Adani Group in Talks with Odisha on Nuclear Power Projects, Plans Two 3,000 MW Clean Energy Facilities

India's Adani Group is accelerating its industrial footprint in Odisha, with nuclear power, clean energy, mining, aluminum, and port infrastructure emerging as key priorities in recent discussions. Senior executives of the group recently held talks with Odisha government officials to discuss advancing a range of energy and industrial projects in the state, including two proposed 3,000 MW power generation facilities and an integrated coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals project with an investment of approximately INR 800 billion. Karan Adani, CEO of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd...

2026-08-17