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Greenpeace accuses Spanish Nuclear Safety Council of improperly renewing Almaraz nuclear power plant license until 2030

The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) recently issued a favorable report on extending the operating license of the Almaraz nuclear power plant until 2030. However, the environmental organization Greenpeace has questioned this decision, arguing that the report fails to comply with current nuclear safety regulations. They point out that Council member Francisco Castejón abstained from the vote on approving the extension of the Almaraz plant's lifespan, which indicates blind spots in the assessment process. Greenpeace further emphasized that the handling of this extension application is also problematic, as no new Periodic Safety Review (PSR) was conducted, instead relying on the previous assessment that concluded in June 2018...

2026-08-01

SNPDRI's Comprehensive Surveying and Mapping Capabilities in Air, Space, Ground, and Sea Fully Upgraded

Recently, approved by the competent natural resources authority, the State Power Investment Corporation's State Nuclear Electric Power Planning, Design & Research Institute (SNPDRI) has completed an expansion of its Class A surveying and mapping qualifications, adding two new Class A professional categories: Aerial Photogrammetry and Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing. With this, SNPDRI has now obtained all five Class A surveying and mapping qualifications: Engineering Surveying, Marine Surveying, Geographic Information System Engineering, Aerial Photogrammetry, and Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing. Its integrated surveying and mapping capabilities across air, space, ground, and sea have achieved a leapfrog upgrade, and the enterprise's comprehensive geographic information service strength has reached a new height. The Class A surveying and mapping qualification is the highest industry entry permit. The simultaneous acquisition of these two qualifications is an authoritative recognition by the competent authority of SNPDRI's technological R&D, professional talent, quality management, and performance capability in major projects.

2026-07-29

Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team Stationed at CNNC Holds 2026 Mid-Year Work Conference and the Two-Year Intensive Implementation Promotion Meeting for the "Three Standardizations" Construction Year Action

On July 27, the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team Stationed at CNNC held the 2026 Mid-Year Work Conference for the Team and Discipline Inspection Agencies at All Levels and the Two-Year Intensive Implementation Promotion Meeting for the "Three Standardizations" Construction Year Action. This meeting deeply implemented the spirit of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission's promotion meeting for the two-year intensive implementation of the "Standardization, Rule-of-Law, and Formalization Construction Year for Discipline Inspection and Supervision Work" and the deployment requirements of the Group Company's mid-year Party Committee (Enlarged) Meeting. It summarized the work of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team Stationed at the Group and Discipline Inspection Agencies at All Levels in the first half of the year, deployed key tasks for the second half, and deeply advanced the "Three Standardizations" Construction Year Action. Zhang Yue, Head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team Stationed at the Group and Member of the Group's Party Leadership Group, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting pointed out that in the first half of the year...

2026-07-29

Shanghai Petrochemical's Black High-Density Polyethylene Special Material Obtains Nuclear Power Application Qualification

On July 28, Shanghai Petrochemical disclosed that its self-developed black high-density polyethylene special material YGH041TLSH has passed the certification of the American Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI). After passing this certification, Shanghai Petrochemical has become the first domestic supplier of high-end polyethylene pipe materials with nuclear power application qualifications, marking a breakthrough in China's long-term reliance on imports for polyethylene pipe raw materials used in nuclear power water supply and drainage systems. Nuclear power pipelines are one of the important supporting systems of nuclear power plants, with significantly higher requirements for material reliability and safety compared to ordinary municipal pipelines. Taking the 813 mm large-diameter pipeline used in the cooling system of a nuclear power plant as an example, its wall thickness is more than twice that of ordinary pipelines, and the design life requirement reaches...

2026-07-29

Supervision and assessment of the comprehensive on-site exercise at Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant successfully completed.

To enhance the realism and evaluative value of nuclear accident emergency drills and to improve the quality of drill assessments, the South China Regional Office of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision (hereinafter referred to as the South China Regio

2026-07-27

Two UK nuclear power plants approved for life extension until March 2030

EDF Energy and Centrica announced on July 22 that the operational lives of the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations in the UK will be extended by another two years, until March 2030.Located in northern England, the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nucl

2026-07-23