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SPIC Shandong Nuclear Power's Total Intellectual Property Achievements Surpass 1,000

Recently, the total intellectual property achievements of SPIC Group Shandong Nuclear Power surpassed 1,000, and the company was also recognized as a "Yantai Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise." It is reported that these 1,000 achievements include over 800 patents (including 5 international patents), 194 software copyrights and work copyrights, and 3 registered trademarks. Focusing on the new scenario of nuclear energy heating, Shandong Nuclear Power has formed over 100 patent achievements covering key areas such as system design, equipment optimization, and operation control, promoting clean nuclear energy's transition from power generation to heating, and creating China's first nuclear energy comprehensive utilization brand, "Nuanhe No.1." Focusing on the technical breakthrough of reheat control valves in the conventional island under the large-scale heating scenario of AP/CAP1000 pressurized water reactor nuclear power plants, the company has overcome key technical challenges and formed a series of patent achievements, supporting the innovative development of nuclear power equipment. The main pump frequency converter is known as the "heart" of nuclear power operation. Around its technical breakthroughs, the company has established a patent portfolio, driving control optimization and equipment reliability improvement, providing strong support for innovation in nuclear power equipment.

2026-08-17

Türkiye Maps Out Small Modular Reactors, Targeting 5,000 MW Installed Capacity by 2050

Türkiye is positioning small modular reactors (SMRs) as a new breakthrough in its nuclear energy strategy. Under relevant plans, Türkiye aims to achieve approximately 5,000 MW of SMR installed capacity by 2050, a scale that would surpass the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant project. For Türkiye, which has long sought to reduce its external energy dependence, SMRs are seen as a strategic opportunity combining energy security, industrial upgrading, and technological competitiveness. Compared with traditional large-scale nuclear power plants, SMRs feature smaller installed capacity and more flexible deployment, typically ranging from 10 MW to 300 MW; micro modular reactors below 10 MW are even smaller and can be transported by truck. Reports note that such reactors can be deployed in...

2026-08-13

Solaris Invests in Deployable Energy, Pushing "Unity" Transportable Microreactor Toward Commercial SMR

Houston-based advanced nuclear startup Deployable Energy (CEO Bobby Gallagher, former Australian Army/offshore drilling background) has reached a strategic partnership with NYSE-listed U.S. energy infrastructure company Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE: SEI): Solaris will take an equity stake in Deployable and leverage its own experience in grid construction and operations under harsh conditions (defense bases, heavy industry, data centers) to help the latter bring the Unity Nuclear Battery—a roughly 1 MWe-class, container-sized, portable microreactor that fits in a pickup truck bed for highway transport—to commercial deployment. The Unity reactor has already achieved...

2026-08-12

Automatic Shutdown of Unit 3 at Oi Nuclear Power Plant During Operation; Kansai Electric Power to Investigate Cause from the 12th

Unit 3 of the Oi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, experienced an automatic shutdown during operation in the early hours of the 9th. Operator Kansai Electric Power stated that the fault is related to an internal abnormality in the generator and plans to formally begin a cause investigation from the 12th. Currently, there is no clear timeline for when the unit can resume operation. According to reports, an alarm related to loss of magnetic field occurred inside the generator used for power generation at the time of the incident, after which the generator stopped, and the reactor in operation also automatically shut down. On the 10th, Kansai Electric Power visited the Fukui Prefectural Government to apologize for the fault and report on subsequent response measures. Yuichiro Sakamoto, head of the Fukui Prefecture Disaster Prevention and Safety Division, pointed out that following a steam leak fault at Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in May this year, an unexpected emergency shutdown of a reactor in operation occurring within a short period may undermine public trust in nuclear safety. Local government authorities have demanded that the operator promptly identify the cause and implement measures to prevent similar issues from recurring.

2026-08-11

SPIC Nuclear Conventional Island Quality Supervision Sub-station Conducts Pre-FCD Supervision and Inspection on Unit 2 of Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Plant

Recently, the Nuclear Conventional Island Engineering Quality Supervision Sub-station of State Power Investment Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the SPIC Sub-station) completed the first and pre-FCD quality supervision and inspection of the conventional island of Unit 2 of Phase I of the Guangxi Bailong Nuclear Power Plant. The inspection adopted a cross-supervision model, coordinated by the Nuclear Conventional Island Engineering Quality Supervision Station, with the directly affiliated project station organizing a supervision team of senior industry experts, and the SPIC Sub-station providing full coordination and support throughout the process. This initiative aims to break long-standing inertial thinking and leverage external perspectives to identify management blind spots and quality hazards that may have been overlooked. Yin Jingfeng, Executive Deputy Director of the Nuclear Conventional Island Engineering Quality Supervision Group, attended the event and made work arrangements, with project leaders from the construction unit and all participating units fully involved in the supervision and inspection.

2026-08-11

India Announces INR 26.75 Trillion in Investments This Fiscal Year, with INR 6.5 Trillion Planned for Nuclear Power

According to a report released by the Economic Research Department of India's Bank of Baroda, total announced investments in India reached INR 26.75 trillion between April 1 and August 5 of the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Amid persistent uncertainties in the global economic landscape, Information Technology-enabled Services (ITeS) emerged as the dominant investment destination, accounting for 56% of total proposed investments. The report stated that the ITeS sector announced investments of INR 14.98 trillion, with nearly 99% concentrated in data centers and artificial intelligence, involving 13 companies. This indicates that digital infrastructure and AI-related industries remain a strategic focus for Indian enterprises and capital allocation. By sector, investment announcements remain highly...

2026-08-10

South Korea Designates SMR as National Strategic Technology, Tax Incentives to Drive New Investment in Nuclear Supply Chain

The South Korean government's inclusion of Small Modular Reactors (SMR) in its national strategic technology support scope signals that its energy and industrial policies are extending from traditional large-scale nuclear power plants to next-generation nuclear technologies. SMRs feature modular manufacturing, relatively shorter construction periods, and higher site flexibility, making them a key direction for South Korea in balancing energy security, low-carbon transition, and advanced manufacturing upgrades. This policy has gained support from South Korea's nuclear industry, with the key being that national strategic technology status typically entails tax credits and other incentives for corporate R&D, equipment investment, and related capital expenditures. For companies involved in nuclear equipment, castings and forgings, control systems, engineering design, and fuel-related businesses...

2026-08-10

Small Modular Reactors Expected to Contribute One-Quarter of Global New Nuclear Capacity by 2050

According to data compiled by the World Nuclear Association (WNA), global nuclear power installed capacity is expected to reach 1,446 GWe by 2050. This projection is based on the continued operation of existing reactors and the implementation of announced nuclear power development targets by governments. Currently, global installed nuclear capacity stands at approximately 403 GWe. To achieve the above scale, an additional approximately 1,043 GWe of nuclear capacity will need to be added. Among this, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are expected to contribute about 260 GWe, accounting for roughly one-quarter of global new nuclear capacity. Factors driving nuclear power expansion are increasing. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence applications has driven up electricity demand from data centers, and the accelerating electrification of transportation and industrial sectors has further elevated the importance of stable, low-carbon electricity supply. Meanwhile, energy security and net-zero emission targets are prompting more countries to reassess the role of nuclear energy in their energy mix.

2026-08-10

"1455" System Officially Goes Live at SPIC Zhanjiang Nuclear Power

The "1455" project is the abbreviated name of the SPIC Group's "1455" World-Class Financial Management System Construction Project. Built on SAP ERP as its foundation, with treasury management as the breakthrough point and contracts as the main thread, the "1455" project adopts a strategy of "pilot rooms first, then full-scale rollout," leveraging digital and intelligent empowerment and value-driven approaches to comprehensively achieve business-finance integration and drive the Group's overall digital and intelligent transformation and upgrade. In accordance with the Group's unified deployment, on August 8, the "1455" system was officially launched at Zhanjiang Nuclear Power. The company's core business modules including finance, materials, projects, and contracts have been formally migrated to this platform for daily operations, marking a new milestone in the company's business-finance integration and digital management capabilities, injecting strong momentum for the Group's "balanced growth strategy" to take root and deliver results in Zhan...

2026-08-10

SPIC Archives Management Project Selected for National Archives Administration AI Application Pilot

On July 29, the National Archives Administration issued the "Notice on Announcing AI Application Pilot Projects." The archives management AI application pilot project submitted by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) stood out from 253 pilot projects and was successfully selected, thanks to its solid digitalization foundation for archives, clear AI integration implementation roadmap, and distinctive application scenarios characteristic of central energy enterprises, becoming an important practical vehicle for digital transformation of archives in central enterprises. In April this year, to safely, steadily, and orderly promote the application of AI in the archives industry, the National Archives Administration issued the "Notice on Carrying Out AI Application Pilot Work," requiring pilot efforts in five aspects: computing power, models, data, scenarios, and security...

2026-08-10

SPIC Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Shandong Provincial Government

On August 7, SPIC and the Shandong Provincial Government signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Jinan. Prior to the signing, Liu Mingsheng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman of SPIC, held working talks with Lin Wu, Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress. Zhou Naixiang, Deputy Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Governor of the Province, together with Liu Mingsheng, witnessed the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement. Zhang Haibo, Member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, Shan Yi, Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, and Lu Hongzao and Chen Haibin, Members of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Presidents of SPIC, attended the events. Lin Wu, on behalf of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, expressed gratitude to SPIC for its long-term strong support for Shandong's development and introduced the province's economic...

2026-08-10

"AI-Based Automated Authenticity Verification System for Quality Certificates" — Diao Long, Deputy Chief Engineer of Engineering Quality Assurance, CGN Huizhou Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.

On November 14, 2025, Diao Long, Deputy Chief Engineer of Engineering Quality Assurance at CGN Huizhou Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote report titled "AI-Based Automated Authenticity Verification System for Quality Certificates" at the "AI+Nuclear Innovation Application Scenario Roadshow" of the Shenzhen Nuclear Expo. The presentation introduced Huizhou Nuclear Power's AI-based automated authenticity verification system for quality certificates, designed to address issues such as low manual verification efficiency, error-proneness, difficulty in traceability, and diverse counterfeiting methods. The system achieves batch, high-speed, and traceable authenticity verification through certificate upload, QR code recognition, web scraping, large model key information comparison, and report generation, and has identified anomalies in multiple real-world counterfeiting cases...

2026-08-08

Liu Mingsheng, Party Secretary and Chairman of SPIC, Conducts Research Visit to SPIC Laiyang

On August 6, Liu Mingsheng, Party Secretary and Chairman of State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), conducted a research visit to SPIC Laiyang, where he conveyed and studied the spirit of the State Council Executive Meeting held on July 31, inspected the site of the Laiyang Nuclear Power Project, and chaired a research symposium. Liu Mingsheng affirmed the overall work approach of SPIC Laiyang. Liu Mingsheng pointed out that Laiyang Nuclear Power, as the first implementation project for the standardization and batch construction of "Guohe No.1", is of extremely significant importance to the Group's high-quality development of nuclear power. It is essential to conscientiously implement the spirit of the State Council Executive Meeting on July 31, construct and operate nuclear power units in accordance with the world's highest safety standards, always adhere to the principle of "safety first, quality first", prioritize nuclear safety at the highest level, and ensure absolute safety in nuclear operations. It is necessary to unify thinking, strengthen confidence, scientifically grasp opportunities and challenges, continuously enhance the maturity of the "Guohe No.1" reactor design, accelerate the improvement of its competitiveness, strengthen nuclear power construction management capabilities and talent team development, build the Laiyang Nuclear Power Project to high standards and high quality, polish the "Guohe No.1" brand, develop replicable and scalable management models and experience, and promote large-scale development.

2026-08-08

New Decommissioning Plan for Fukushima Daiichi: Priority on Internal Investigation of Unit 3 Before Fuel Debris Retrieval

The Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation of Japan released on August 6 an outline of the 2026 edition of the "Decommissioning Strategic Plan," proposing technical approaches for the decommissioning of Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The plan highlights that, for the large-scale retrieval of melted fuel debris at Unit 3, expected to commence in or after fiscal year 2037, priority should currently be given to internal investigations of the reactor building to provide a more reliable basis for subsequent engineering plans. The plan states that the fuel debris retrieval method being studied by TEPCO still requires further improvement in certainty, with the key prerequisite being an understanding of the actual internal conditions of the reactor. Due to the high radiation levels of the water inside the unit following the accident...

2026-08-07

South Korea to Investigate Seawater Radioactivity Levels Along Maritime Transport Routes for Radioactive Waste

The Korea Atomic Energy Environment Corporation (KAEEC) will conduct an investigation this year into seawater radioactivity levels along the maritime transport routes for radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, in order to assess the radiological environmental impact during the transport of radioactive waste to the Gyeongju low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal facility. According to information released on August 6 by the Korea National Electronic Procurement System, KAEEC recently published a public notice regarding radiation analysis services for seawater samples collected along the maritime transport routes for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. Once the contractor is selected, the investigation is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. Under the arrangement, KAEEC will conduct three maritime transport operations of radioactive waste this year, one each from the Gori, Hanul, and Hanbit nuclear power plants to the Gyeongju disposal facility...

2026-08-07