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Haiyang Nuclear Power Phase III Commencement: From First Concrete to the Real Threshold of China's Batch Nuclear Power Construction

The moment a nuclear power plant first enters public view is often when concrete begins to be poured. The reactor pressure vessel is not yet on site, nor is the turbine operating, but rebar, embedded parts and construction equipment have already been organized according to design. Part of the structural foundation on which decades of subsequent operation depend begins to take shape here. On October 31, the nuclear island of Unit 5 at Shandong Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant began pouring first concrete, marking the commencement of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Phase III project. Phase III plans to build two units, Units 5 and 6, adopting domestically produced third-generation advanced passive pressurized water reactor technology. For a site that already has operating and under-construction units, the value brought by new units is not only future...

2026-11-06

Australian Company Finalizes Phase III Protocol for Brain Metastasis Imaging Radiopharmaceutical

Recently, Radiopharm Theranostics announced that it has received the final meeting minutes from the FDA End-of-Phase 2 meeting, during which both parties reached agreement on the design of the pivotal Phase III imaging trial for RAD101, advancing registration development preparations for this investigational radiopharmaceutical imaging agent. The study is planned as a single-arm, multicenter Phase III trial designed to enroll approximately 280 patients with previously irradiated brain metastases of indeterminate nature. The co-primary endpoints are the sensitivity and specificity of RAD101 PET relative to an established reference standard. RAD101 is labeled with Fluorine-18, and its development goal is to help identify brain metastasis lesions and improve the differentiation between tumor recurrence and treatment-related changes. Si...

2026-11-04

Construction of Phase III of State Power Investment Corporation's Shandong Haiyang Nuclear Power Project Begins

Recently, Phase III of the Shandong Haiyang Nuclear Power Project under State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) reached a major milestone as the first concrete was officially poured (FCD) for the nuclear island of Unit 5, marking the full-scale commencement of construction of the Phase III project. As a key project in the national 15th Five-Year Plan, Phase III of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Project plans to build Units 5 and 6, adopting the domestically produced CAP1000 Generation III passive pressurized water reactor technology. Through technological upgrades, the project has increased the rated electrical power of a single unit to 1.3 million kilowatts, and innovatively established a diversified equity structure with state-owned capital holding controlling shares and private capital participating as shareholders, becoming a typical demonstration of private capital participating in major national clean energy infrastructure. In terms of engineering construction, the nuclear island FCD of Unit 5 ...

2026-11-02

The first concrete pouring for the nuclear island of Unit 2 of State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project was successfully completed.

The first concrete pouring for the nuclear island of Unit 2 of SPIC Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Project was completed at 16:07 on September 30, after 69 hours and 40 minutes of continuous work. A total of 6,732.5 cubic meters of concrete was used for this pouring, marking another important milestone for the project after the FCD achievement for the nuclear island of Unit 1. Phase I of the Bailong Nuclear Power Project plans to build two CAP1000 nuclear power units. These two units adopt independently designed and domestically manufactured Generation III passive nuclear power technology, with each unit having a capacity of up to 1.25 million kilowatts. At present, Unit 1 has entered the construction and installation stage, and the steel containment vessel bottom head, CA20, CV1R, CA01...

2026-09-30

Module III of the steel liner of the nuclear island containment vessel for Unit 1 of the Jiangsu Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant was hoisted into place

On September 15, good news came from the construction milestone of Unit 1 of the Jiangsu Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant — the first nuclear power unit to start construction during China's 15th Five-Year Plan period — as Module III of the steel liner of the nuclear island containment vessel was successfully hoisted into place, marking another key progress in the project's main construction. Module III hoisted this time adopted a two-layer cylindrical wall panel assembly structure, with a module dead weight of 133 tonnes, an overall lifting weight of 258.52 tonnes, a module body height of 11 meters, and a hoisting elevation of 15.75 meters. As the module landed smoothly in place, the already installed Module I and Module II were connected with Module III as one integrated unit, bringing the cumulative overall height of the containment vessel steel liner cylinder to 31.45 meters. The containment vessel is the core safety barrier of the nuclear island, and the steel liner...

2026-09-16

Hualong One Version 2.0 Independent Innovation Achievements Presented in Beijing

On September 11, the "Road of Independent Innovation for Hualong One" media tour was launched in Beijing, focusing on presenting the independent innovation achievements and technical advantages of Hualong One Version 2.0. According to reports, Hualong One Version 2.0 adopts Chinese standards and has the capability for 100% domestic production of key equipment, with its safety performance indicators ranking in the first tier among large pressurized water reactors globally. Hualong One is a million-kilowatt-class Generation III pressurized water reactor nuclear power technology developed on the basis of China's more than 40 years of experience in nuclear power research and development, design, manufacturing, construction, and operation, and possesses fully independent intellectual property rights. Hualong One Version 2.0, building on the summary of engineering construction and operational experience of Hualong One, has been launched through independent innovation and overall coordination...

2026-09-12

Construction Site Leveling and Excavation Kicks Off for Hualong One Version 2.0 Demonstration Project of Zhejiang Jinqimen Nuclear Power Phase II

On the morning of September 9, Zhejiang Jinqimen Nuclear Power held a mobilization meeting for high-quality construction of the Hualong One Version 2.0 demonstration project of Phase II, marking the full launch of site leveling and excavation work for Phase II. At the event, Yao Zhaohong, General Manager of Jinqimen Nuclear Power, presented the flag to the Party Member Commando Team for High-Quality Commencement of the Demonstration Project. Zhong Hua, Party Secretary and Chairman of Jinqimen Nuclear Power, delivered a mobilization speech and announced the start of site leveling and excavation work. At 11:11, the first blast for the main excavation of Phase II was successfully detonated, marking that the project construction has entered a stage of accelerated advancement. The mobilization meeting stated that Jinqimen Nuclear Power undertakes the task of constructing the Hualong One Version 2.0 demonstration project, and all participating units and builders must fulfill safety and quality responsibilities, adhere to safety first and quality first, steadily advance project construction, and build a high-standard "New Quality Hualong Demonstration Project."

2026-09-10

BESIII Experiment Achieves High-Precision Measurement of Charm Meson Semileptonic Decays and First Constraint on "Scalar Current"

Recently, the BESIII international collaboration utilized the world's largest near-threshold charm meson data sample to perform a combined measurement of four semileptonic decay channels: D⁰→K⁻e⁺νₑ, D⁰→K⁻μ⁺νμ, D⁺→K̄⁰e⁺νₑ, and D⁺→K̄⁰μ⁺νμ. The research team extracted the quark mixing matrix element |Vcs| with a precision better than 0.5%, determined the form factor zero-point value f₊(0) with a precision better than 0.2%, and verified lepton universality in the above processes at the 0.5% precision level. Beyond these precise determinations of Standard Model parameters, what is particularly noteworthy is that this experiment has, for the first time...

2026-09-08

South Korean research team reveals that water storage capacity of cold subducting slabs has been underestimated using synchrotron radiation sources

A research team led by Professor Yongjae Lee of the Department of Earth System Sciences at Yonsei University in South Korea has recently found that in cold, rapidly descending tectonic subduction zones, crustal rocks may transport up to 1 trillion kilograms of water to the mantle each year—approximately twice the previous estimate. The findings have been published in Nature Communications. Subduction zones are regions where Earth's tectonic plates converge and one plate descends beneath another, often accompanied by volcanic and seismic activity. For a long time, the academic community has generally believed that serpentinite, a water-bearing rock, gradually dehydrates as it descends with the plate due to increasing pressure and temperature, and the released water further promotes melting of the overlying plate and is associated with the formation of volcanic arc chains.

2026-09-07

China officially promotes Hualong One 2.0 Gen-III+ nuclear power technology to the global market

Nine key safety indicators of the Hualong One 2.0 Gen-III+ nuclear power technology have been significantly improved, the number of cabinets in the new-generation Harmony system has been reduced by approximately 40%, and the world's first 8.6-meter-aperture solar thermal collector, Yuanyao-1, can achieve a photoelectric efficiency of 17%... These were the highlights reported by this journalist at the CGN 2026 Sustainable Development Conference held in Shenzhen on September 7. At the conference, CGN officially released the "2025 CGN Sustainable Development Report," and simultaneously launched its global responsibility brand, the "CGN Firefly Plan." As the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting draws near, Shenzhen is becoming the focus of Asia-Pacific attention. On September 7, CGN, headquartered in Shenzhen, hosted a sustainable development conference themed "Green Energy Illuminating Mountains and Seas, Joining Hands to Create the Future," showcasing China's clean energy development landscape and its latest progress in going global to think tanks, media, and other stakeholders from APEC member economies and countries jointly building the "Belt and Road."

2026-09-07

Site Construction Officially Launched for Phase I of Shandong Laiyang Nuclear Power Project

On September 1, the pre-work meeting and construction mobilization meeting for the main plant area site leveling of Phase I of the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Shandong Laiyang Nuclear Power Project was held at the project site, marking a key step forward in the construction of the Laiyang Nuclear Power Project and the full launch of site leveling works for Phase I. Before the meeting, the construction crew organized a pre-work briefing, during which responsible persons from all participating construction parties inspected the site on location, verified the operating conditions of construction machinery and equipment one by one, and conducted inspections and evaluations of pre-work preparations, solidifying the foundational conditions for construction commencement from the source. At the construction site, engineering machinery stood in orderly formation, and the construction teams were in high spirits. The responsible person of SPIC Laiyang stated that the Laiyang Nuclear Power Project will strictly implement the "four strictest" work requirements, coordinate all aspects of safety, quality, and schedule, and that all participating construction units will work in synergy, strive for excellence, and promote high-quality project development throughout the full lifecycle, injecting strong momentum into the Group's nuclear energy business for greater strength, optimization, and expansion.

2026-09-04

U.S. PACMAN AI Framework Achieves Millisecond-Level Control of Fusion Plasma

The PACMAN AI framework, developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University, has completed five experimental validations in real fusion experimental systems. The framework can complete data processing, state prediction, and control command output in approximately 20 milliseconds, addressing rapidly developing instabilities in fusion plasma. This is an artist's rendition of the PACMAN AI framework for fusion systems. (Illustration credit: Kyle Palmer / PPPL Communications Department) PACMAN stands for Prediction and Control via Machine Learning. Related design and preliminary experimental results have been published in...

2026-09-03

Bayer Presents Phase III Data for Iodine-124 PET Tracer: High Sensitivity Shown in Cardiac Amyloidosis Diagnosis

At the 2026 European Society of Cardiology Congress, Bayer presented results from the Phase III REVEAL study of its investigational PET radiotracer iodine-124 evuzamitide (I-124 evuzamitide). Data showed that the tracer met the study's primary endpoints in diagnostic sensitivity and specificity when used for imaging in patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis. The REVEAL study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital, is a multicenter, open-label, single-arm Phase III clinical trial conducted at 18 sites in the United States, enrolling 170 adult patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis. Following a single intravenous injection of I-124 evuzamitide, subjects underwent cardiac and...

2026-09-01

Hualong One Pressurizer Electric Heaters Achieve Coverage of Two Major Technical Routes

The pressurizer electric heater is an important safety-class component of the reactor coolant system (primary loop) in pressurized water reactor nuclear power plants, directly affecting unit pressure regulation and safe, stable operation. The localized pressurizer electric heater developed by Chuanyi Instrument Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SINOMACH Instrumentation Group under SINOMACH Group, has been applied to China's self-developed Generation III nuclear power units such as "Hualong One." The photo shows the qualification prototype of the Hualong One pressurizer electric heater. With the batch construction of Hualong One units advancing, units adopting different technical routes have imposed new customized operating condition requirements on pressurizer electric heaters. In October 2019, Chuanyi Instrument, together with China General Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd., initiated the development of the CGN-version Hualong One pressurizer electric heater...

2026-08-27

Construction of Access Tunnels Commences for Phase III of Taipingling Nuclear Power Project

On August 26, 2026, CGN's Guangdong Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant held a mobilization meeting for the construction of its Phase III project. At the meeting, the "Safety and Quality Responsibility Agreement for the Construction and Operation of CGN Guangdong Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant Phase III Project" was unveiled, aiming to further consolidate safety and quality responsibilities in nuclear power engineering construction, strengthen project quality management, and ensure the safe and orderly progress of project construction. At the mobilization meeting, Zhang Guoqiang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of CGN Huizhou Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., announced the official commencement of access tunnel construction for the Phase III project. Upon completion of the access tunnel construction, it will help improve the organizational efficiency of project construction in areas such as material transportation and module hoisting, and create conditions for the subsequent pouring of the first batch of nuclear island concrete.

2026-08-27