On March 4, local time, the Hualong No. 1 overseas demonstration project and the fourth unit in the world, the No. 3 unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan, was successfully connected to the grid for the first time, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent commercial operation of the unit. So far, all four units of the Hualong No. 1 demonstration project at home and abroad have been connected to the grid for power generation.

February 19, 2022 is “the rains” in the traditional Chinese solar calendar. At this day, the third unit of Hualong No. 1 in the world and the second unit of Hualong No. 1 in China, the No. 6 unit of Fuqing Nuclear Power Station, owned by China Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation, reached 100% full power operation for the first time. All parameters are normal, laying a solid foundation for Chinese independent third-generation nuclear power Hualong No. 1 demonstration project to be fully put into commercial operation.

Frequent good news for the "national name card" Hualong No. 1 has recently spread. After the world's third Hualong No. 1 unit achieved its first full power operation, at 23:49 Beijing time on February 21, 2022,the Hualong No. 1 overseas demonstration project, the fourth unit in the world - Pakistan Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 reactor for the first time reaching the critical state marks that the unit has officially entered the stage of power operation, laying the foundation for subsequent grid-connected power generation and commercial operation. This is a solid action taken by Chinese and Pakistani nuclear scientists and workers to continue to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era between China and Pakistan, and to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and the “Belt and Road” initiative.

The year of 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Argentina. On February 1, on the first day of the traditional Chinese New Year, A good news for China's independent third-generation nuclear power technology Hualong No. 1 was announced : the Argentina Atucha Nuclear Power Plant No. 3 unit EPC contract was officially signed between the Argentine Nuclear Power Corporation and the China National Nuclear Corporation, China Zhongyuan Engineering Corporation, China Zhongyuan Engineering Corporation Argentina Branch. This is an important milestone in the nuclear energy cooperation between China and Argentina, and it is also a concrete measure for the two countries to pursuit to green and low-carbon development, address climate change, help achieve the global goal of "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality", and to jointly build a nuclear energy community with a shared future for mankind.

Top Ten News of China's Nuclear Energy Industry in 2021

On November 23, China General Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd. Suzhou Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as "CGN Suzhou Institute") led the declaration of the international standard ISO AWI/23225.4 "Nuclear Power Plants Corrosion Control Engineering Life Cycle — General Requirements" was formally approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Management Bureau (TMB). This standard is the first international standard that CGN has led the declaration and successfully established a project in the field of nuclear power. At the same time, Mr. Sun Yongliang of CGN Suzhou Institute became the nominated expert of the Chinese delegation of the standard setting project team and served as the project team leader. (News source: Nuclear Energy)

At 1:12 on November 11, the No. 2 reactor of the Huaneng Shidao Bay HTGRs Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration Project, a major national science and technology project, achieved the first criticality in air atmosphere, marking that both reactors of the demonstration project have entered the power operation state with nuclear. At present, the demonstration project No. 1 reactor has completed the zero-power physical test in the low-power stage under helium atmosphere, and is carrying out subsequent charging to advance to the goal of grid-connected power generation for the first time. Reactor No. 2 will follow the test path of Reactor No. 1 for atmosphere conversion and follow-up tests. (News source: China Huaneng Group CO., LTD.)

On the morning of November 3, the 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Academician Gu Songfen of Aviation Industry Corporation of China and Academician Wang Dazhong of Tsinghua University won the highest national science and technology award. Academician Wang Dazhong is an internationally renowned nuclear energy scientist, strategic scientist, and educator.

According to a report from Baoji TV on October 9, recently, the first phase of SPIC Haiyang Nuclear Power completed the second cycle refueling and loading 128 sets of fuel assemblies. The first batch of 33,792 domestic nuclear-grade zirconium materials used in the assemblies was produced and supplied by the State Nuclear Power Zirconium Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SPIC. The two units achieved full power operation for 1030 days, and successfully completed the first cycle operation of the full-life domestic nuclear-grade zirconium material in the reactor.

On October 12, Mr. Zhang Kejian, Director of the National Atomic Energy Agency of China, and Mr. Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, jointly witnessed the signing of an agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Beijing Geological Research Institute of the China National Nuclear Corporation in the form of a video conference, designating the Beijing Institute of Geology of China National Nuclear Corporation as the "IAEA High-Level Waste Geological Disposal Collaboration Center".