On 22 July, at a meeting on advanced nuclear energy development in Fuzhou, Fujian, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that the preliminary design of the CFR1000 — China’s first 1000 MWe fourth-generation commercial fast reactor — had been finalized and was ready to be submitted for approval.During the event:• The CNNC (Fujian) Advanced Nuclear Energy Research Institute Co

On 12 July, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)’s Guo-U1 national uranium demonstration project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, produced its first barrel of uranium.Guo-U1 is the largest natural uranium facility ever built in China. Built to the highest standards and equipped with the nation’s most advanced extraction technologies, the plant is designed to be environmentally fr

On 23 June, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convened an emergency meeting to discuss the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. During the meeting, Ambassador Li Song, China’s Permanent Representative to the IAEA, delivered a statement outlining China’s position.Ambassador Li stated that the day of June 21 would go down in history. On this day, the United States—a perma

On 27 June, the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) issued a statement in response to media inquiries concerning China’s independent sampling and testing of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.According to the CAEA, several Chinese research institutions have participated in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) monitoring programme for th

On 16 May, China made a significant breakthrough in the application of nuclear technology when the first shipment of carbon-14 isotopes produced by a commercial nuclear reactor was dispatched to customers from the Qinshan Nuclear Power Base.These isotopes are the first mass-produced products under the “Hefu-1” isotope production technology. Their release signifies the completion of China’s f

On 15 May, the China-France consortium, led by China Nuclear Power Engineering (CNPE) signed a contract for the Welding Preparation in Pit (WPP) at the ITER Organization’s headquarters in France. The consortium comprises CNPE, China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Company Ltd., the Southwestern Institute of Physics, the Institute of Plasma Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP), and

On 14 May, Unit 5 of the Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, which is equipped with the world’s first “Hualong One” reactor, completed 1,000 consecutive days of safe and reliable operation. During this period, the reactor has generated over 37 billion kWh of clean electricity. This achievement follows a number of other notable successes for the “Hualong One” demonstration project. Both Units 5 and

On 10 May, the final Reactor Coolant Pump (RCP) for the “Linglong One” reactor, developed by Harbin Electric Corporation (HE), was delivered to the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in Hainan Province. This marks the completion of the delivery of all four RCPs for the project.The “Linglong One” RCP is a Class 1 single-speed vertical canned motor pump. It is designed with a high level of safety, a

On 1 May, Qinshan Phase III Unit 1 — China’s first commercial heavy water reactor — was disconnected from the East China Power Grid, marking the end of power generation for its current fuel cycle. Since connecting to the grid on 24 April 2023, the unit has operated continuously for 738 days in a safe, stable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner. This is the longest continuous gr

On 13 May, in the presence of the Chinese and Brazilian presidents, Shan Zhongde, Chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), and the representative of the Brazilian National Commission for Nuclear Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sustainable development of nuclear energy between the CAEA and the CNEA.Under the MoU, the two organizations will establish mechanism