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25 Nuclear Energy Industry NGOs, Including the China Nuclear Energy Association, Issue a Joint Declaration at the Second Nuclear Energy Summit
April 13th , 2026On 10 March, the Second Nuclear Energy Summit, co-organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the French government, took place in Paris. At the invitation of the French Nuclear Ind
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China Joins the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy to Support Global Green and Low-Carbon Transition
April 13th , 2026On 10 March, at the Second Nuclear Energy Summit held in Paris, France, China announced its accession to the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, which was launched by 22 countries at the 2
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Zhang Guoqing Attends the Second Nuclear Energy Summit and Delivers Keynote Address
April 13th , 2026On 10 March, Zhang Guoqing, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and vice premier of the State Council, attended the Seco
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Cold Test Completed for Unit 3 of Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant
March 18th , 2026On 10 February, the primary circuit hydrostatic test (cold test) for Unit 3 at the CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant was successfully completed. This key milestone in the nuclear commissioning process p
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First Nuclear Steam Turbine Rolling Test Successfully Completed for Taipingling Unit 1
March 18th , 2026On 7 February, the turbine generator of Unit 1 at the Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant reached its rated speed and maintained stable operation, marking the successful completion of the unit’s first nuc
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China Achieves Kilogram-Scale Uranium Extraction from Seawater
March 18th , 2026On 2 February, the Symposium on Seawater Uranium Extraction and the Council Meeting of the Seawater Uranium Extraction Technology Innovation Alliance were held in Shanghai. At the symposium, it was an
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Inner Dome Installed on Unit 3 of Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant
March 18th , 2026On 4 February, the inner containment dome for Unit 3 at the CNNC Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant was successfully hoisted into place. This is the first nuclear power unit in China to complete inner dome
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Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant Sets New Record with 49.15 TWh of Grid-Connected Electricity Output in 2025
March 18th , 2026On 2 February, Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (Hongyanhe Nuclear Power) officially released its operating performance report for 2025, announcing a record annual grid-connected electricity out
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China Supports the IAEA in its Efforts for the Benefit of the Global South
December 08th , 2025On 17 November, Ambassador Li Song, China’s Permanent Representative to the IAEA, actively promoted the four initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping: the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative. He did so during a meeting of the IAEA Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee. He pledge
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China Achieves Thorium-uranium Fuel Conversion in Molten-salt Reactor
December 08th , 2025On 1 November, the 2MWt thorium-based molten salt reactor developed by the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics successfully converted thorium into uranium fuel for the first time, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This is the first time globally that thorium has been introduced into a molten salt reactor to produce valid experimental data. The reactor is now the only operational molt
