According to CCTV news report on April 27, 2023, the 15th China International Nuclear Power Industry Exhibition, which lasted for three days, opened in Beijing on the 26th, with more than 200 domestic and foreign enterprises participation. As one of the largest nuclear industry exhibitions in the world, the China International Nuclear Power Industry Exhibition has become an important platform for the display and exchange of global nuclear power industry technology and major equipment. This year's China International Nuclear Power Industry Exhibition focused on the theme of "high-quality development of nuclear energy under the background of dual carbon", and focused on exhibiting new technologies, new equipment, and new applications in the current nuclear power field. A number of exhibiting models representing the highest level of Chinese nuclear power technology capabilities, such as Hualong One, Guohe One, and high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, were all unveiled. According to reports, in addition to the commercial exhibition area, this year's Nuclear Power Exhibition also set up thematic exhibition areas such as the Exhibition of Scientific and Technological Innovation Achievements, New Technology Promotion Exhibition, New Advanced Nuclear Power Technology Exhibition, and Digital Transformation Exhibition, etc. Both the exhibition area and the number of exhibitors have increased significantly compared with the previous exhibition with 55 international exhibitors. (Source: CCTV.com)

According to the blue book "China Nuclear Energy Development Report 2023" released by the CNEA on April 26, 2023, by the end of 2022, China has 23 nuclear power units under construction, with a total capacity of 25.55 GWe, leading the world in the scale of nuclear power under construction. The blue book summarizes and analyzes the current development status of China's nuclear energy industry from the aspects of nuclear power operation, engineering construction, and technological innovation, and looks into the prospects of China's nuclear energy development in the 14th Five-Year Plan and the Medium to Long Term. The blue book shows that China's nuclear power units have continuously maintained safe and stable operation for a long time, and the construction of nuclear power units has been steadily advancing. By the end of 2022, a total of 54 nuclear power units in China has been in commercial operation, with a total capacity of 56.82 GWe, ranking third in the world. In 2022, the total capacity of nuclear power in China accounted for 2.2% of the total capacity of electricity in China, with a power generation of 417.78 billion kWh, an increase of 2.5% year-on-year, accounting for approximately 4.7% of China's total power generation. China's nuclear power generation ranks second in the world. (Source: Pengpai News)

At 21:00 on April 12, 2023, China's all-superconducting tokamak nuclear fusion experimental device (EAST), known as the "artificial sun", set a new world record and successfully achieved steady-state high-constraint mode plasma operation for 403 seconds. This event is of great significance for exploring the frontier physical problems of future fusion reactors, improving the economy and feasibility of nuclear fusion energy, and accelerating the realization of fusion power generation. It is reported that there are more than 200 core technologies and more than 2,000 patents on the EAST device. It brings together cutting-edge technologies such as "ultra-high temperature", "ultra-low temperature", "ultra-high vacuum", "ultra-strong magnetic field" and "ultra-high current" in the device, with millions of components working together. This successful breakthrough is inseparable from the improvement of plasma control, heating, wall treatment, advanced diagnosis and other technologies and the improvement of the inner vacuum chamber. (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

On April 1, 2023, the launch meeting of CNNC Namibia Engineering Technology R&D Center was successfully held at the Rosing Uranium Mine in Namibia. Mr. Zhang Jianhua, Director General of the National Energy Administration of China, and Mr. Cao Shudong, Deputy General Manager of CNNC, delivered speeches respectively. Mr. Zhang Jianhua said in his speech that Namibia was an important partner of China in the field of uranium resources. He hoped that CNNC would give full play to its advantages in uranium mining and metallurgy technology R&D and engineering design, adhere to innovation-driven, and build the R&D center as a scientific and technological innovation platform and talent training base for deepening Sino-Namibian uranium resource cooperation, and make more positive contribution to promoting Sino-Namibia energy and economic and trade cooperation. (Source: CNNC)

On March 21, 2023, Mr. Zhang Tingke, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA), met with Mr. Serge HUGONNARD, General Manager of the Nuclear Power Division of EDF China Investment Co., Ltd. and his delegation. The two sides exchanged views on the status of nuclear power development between China and France and how to deepen bilateral cooperation. Mr. Zhang Tingke said that this year marks the 40th anniversary of Sino-French nuclear energy cooperation, the successful cooperation between China and France in the Daya Bay and Taishan projects had played an important role in promoting the innovation of nuclear power technology and the development of nuclear energy in the two countries. In 2019, the CNEA established a group standardization committee, and the nuclear power standardization work has made positive progress. It is hoped that the two sides will continue to expand and deepen practical cooperation in nuclear power standards and other fields through complementary advantages. Mr. Serge HUGONNARD said that China's development in the field of nuclear energy in recent years had been remarkable, especially in the development of nuclear power standards and advanced manufacturing, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Sino-French nuclear energy cooperation, EDF would actively support AFCEN and CNEA in co-organizing the Third Sino-French Nuclear Energy Experience Exchange Conference in November 2023 (Source: China Nuclear Energy Association)

On March 29, 2023, the commemorative event for the 40th anniversary of Sino-French nuclear energy technology cooperation was held at the China Institute of Atomic Energy. Of the CNNC' Over the past 40 years, CNNC and CEA have established seven collaborative laboratories in the fields of reactor thermal hydraulics, severe accidents, aging and life management of PWR NPPs, fast reactors, nuclear fusion, geological disposal, decommissioning and radioactive waste management. The two sides have sent more than 1,000 experts and scholars to each other to carry out further training and exchanges, and jointly signed and implemented more than 500 special cooperation projects. CNNC and EDF have successfully held six Sino-French nuclear energy technology innovation seminars, and achieved good results in cooperation in the fields of serious accidents, additive manufacturing, and material research and development. The Sino-French consortium team jointly established by CNNC and Framatome successfully won the bid and successfully implemented the main engine installation project of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. CNNC and Orano Group have carried out good cooperation in uranium resources and other fields. (Source: CNNC)

At 6:55 on March 25, 2023, with the successful completion of the 168-hour trial operation test, the first "Hualong One" nuclear power unit in western China, Unit 3 of Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant of the China General Nuclear Power Group, was officially ready for commercial operation . With the commissioning of this unit for power generation, CGN has 27 nuclear power units in operation, with a total capacity of more than 30.56 GWe. (Source: CCTV News)

On March 22, 2023, the first concrete date (FCD) of the nuclear island was poured for Unit 4 of Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant Site, a subsidiary of the China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd of CNNC, marking the beginning of the construction of the Phase II project of Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant. Sanmen Nuclear Power Unit 4 is the first nuclear power unit to start construction in China after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and after the National "Two Sessions". (Source: CNNC)

On March 18, 2023, the Shandong Provincial People's Government, State Power Investment Corporation, and China Huaneng Group signed the "Framework Agreement on Jointly Organizing and Implementing the ‘Nuclear Future’ Science and Technology Demonstration Project" at Shandong Building in Beijing. According to the agreement, the three parties will jointly organize the implementation of the "Nuclear Future" technology demonstration projects, promote the innovation and diversified utilization of nuclear energy technology, build a "China Nuclear Valley" where technologies gather, industries gather and talents gather, and create a demonstration area for integration and application of nuclear energy technologies. The science and technology demonstration projects will help the construction of Shandong's green, low-carbon and high-quality development pilot zone, and serve for overall natioanl development. (Source: Shandong Provincial People's Government Website)

On March 6, 2023, the international standard "Reactor Technology-Nuclear Fusion Reactor-Nuclear Fusion Reactor High-temperature Hot Helium Leak Detection Method for Pressure-Containing Components" (ISO 4233: 2023) was officially released. Its preparation was organized by the CNNC, led by the Southwest Institute of Physics of CNNC, and participated by the Institute of Nuclear Industry Standardization of China Nuclear Strategic Planning Research Institute. This standard is not only China's first international standard in the field of nuclear fusion, but also the first international standard in the field of nuclear fusion issued by ISO. The issuance of the standard has effectively enhanced China's influence in the international nuclear fusion field, helps fill in the gaps of ISO standards in nuclear fusion, and created a new situation in the international fusion standardization work. (Source: CNNC)