China's Linglong One global first-of-a-kind unit hot test steadily advances, moving toward the goal of fuel loading within the year
Recently, the Linglong One global first-of-a-kind unit at Changjiang, Hainan, China, is currently advancing hot functional testing in an orderly manner, steadily moving toward the goal of fuel loading within the year. It is understood that modular small reactors feature flexible deployment and outstanding inherent safety, and can be adapted to diverse application scenarios such as island power supply and industrial steam supply. Linglong One is the world's first onshore commercial modular small nuclear reactor to pass the safety review of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). At present, all civil construction of the project has been completed, and the installation of core equipment is basically complete. The hot functional test currently being carried out is a key comprehensive commissioning stage before unit fuel loading, used to verify the performance of the reactor primary loop and supporting systems under high-temperature conditions. If fuel loading is achieved within the year, it will mark the transition of the world's first onshore commercial modular small reactor from the construction stage to the operation preparation stage.
2026-10-05
The Second Working Meeting of 2026 of the Special Review and Supervision Task Force for the Hainan Changjiang Small Modular Reactor Demonstration Project Convened
To further strengthen the regulatory oversight of the Hainan Changjiang Multi-purpose Modular Small Modular Reactor Science and Technology Demonstration Project (hereinafter referred to as the Small Modular Reactor Demonstration Project), the Nuclear Power Safety Regulatory Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment recently organized and convened the Second Working Meeting of 2026 of the Special Review and Supervision Task Force for the Small Modular Reactor Demonstration Project. Representatives from the South China Regional Office of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision, the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, the China Machinery Productivity Promotion Center, the operating organization, and the design organization attended the meeting. The meeting focused on dialogue and exchanges regarding unresolved review issues of the Small Modular Reactor Demonstration Project, and reviewed the implementation status of action items from the first task force meeting, the overall project review status, on-site supervision status...
2026-08-18