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Innovating the Safety Review Pathway to Strengthen the Safety Foundation of High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors — National Nuclear Safety Administration Approves Safety Design Criteria for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors

Recently, the National Nuclear Safety Administration approved the Safety Design Criteria for the High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor of the Jiangsu Xuwei Nuclear Heating and Power Plant (hereinafter referred to as the Safety Design Criteria). This document further refines the specific safety requirements for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, provides a foundational basis for the safety design of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, and serves as an important basis for subsequent safety review. This is China's first approved safety design criteria for small nuclear power reactors (hereinafter referred to as small nuclear power reactors), marking that the safety review of small nuclear power reactors has explored a new pathway led by safety design criteria. I. Relevant Background: The Rapid Development of Small Nuclear Power Reactors Calls for Innovation in Review Methods. In recent years, global advanced nuclear energy technologies have been accelerating their evolution...

2026-09-30

Saskatchewan, Canada Releases Long-Term Nuclear Energy Strategy: Plans to Build 2,600 MW of Nuclear Power by 2050

Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, officially announced the province's long-term nuclear energy development plan in Saskatoon on September 29, establishing a strategic goal of building at least 2,600 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power capacity by 2050. Moe emphasized that nuclear energy is not only a zero-carbon clean baseload power source, but also a "nation-building opportunity" that empowers economic growth for generations, will create high-end jobs across the province, attract multinational capital, and ensure long-term electricity stability for households and industry. According to the plan, four core pillars have been established: 1. Build a highly resilient power foundation supporting long-term economic growth: Rely on non-intermittent zero-carbon nuclear energy to address the electricity load gap brought about by society-wide electrification...

2026-09-30

Russia is conducting high-level technical consultations with Iran on the construction of brand-new nuclear power plants

According to a comprehensive report by Azerbaijan News Network (AzerNews) and several mainstream Iranian media outlets, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, recently disclosed to the media in Yerevan, Armenia that Russia is conducting high-level technical consultations with Iran on the construction of brand-new nuclear power plants, with the cooperation planning scope covering both large commercial reactor types and small modular reactors (SMRs). At the same time, Rosatom's engineering team is conducting comprehensive geological and engineering assessments of multiple candidate new sites in Iran that have the conditions for nuclear power grid connection. Likhachev specifically pointed out that the strategic binding between Moscow and Tehran in the field of civilian nuclear energy...

2026-09-30

Construction of BOP Sub-item Installation Works for Units 1 and 2 of Zhejiang Jinqimen Nuclear Power Plant Officially Commences

On September 29, the BOP sub-item installation works (Lot 1 and Lot 2) for Units 1 and 2 of Zhejiang Jinqimen Nuclear Power Plant, contracted by Beijing Zhongyan Dadi Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhongyan Dadi), officially commenced, marking the full launch of the project construction. Jinqimen Nuclear Power Plant is located in Xiangshan County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It is a benchmark clean energy project under national key planning. Once fully completed, its annual power generation capacity will reach 55 billion kWh, which is of great strategic significance to the optimization of the energy structure and green low-carbon transformation in the Yangtze River Delta region. The BOP (nuclear power plant supporting facilities) sub-item is an important foundation for ensuring the safe and stable operation of nuclear power units, and its construction precision and quality control standards are far...

2026-09-30

Standard Technical Specifications for Passive Nuclear Power Plants, Chiefly Compiled Under the Leadership of Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, Officially Released

Recently, the National Nuclear Safety Administration officially released the Standard Technical Specifications for Passive Nuclear Power Plants and its explanatory document, chiefly compiled under the leadership of Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, aiming to promote the standardization and normalization of technical specifications for passive nuclear power plants, continuously improve the nuclear safety supervision and management system, and further enhance the operational safety level of China's nuclear power plants. Based on the framework and format, screening criteria, and other foundations for technical specifications established by the Special Working Group on Technical Specification Optimization of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, targeting the passive design characteristics of AP and CAP series nuclear power plants and fully incorporating the operating experience and safety regulatory practices of China's passive nuclear power plants, completed the compilation of China's first standard technical specifications and explanatory document for passive nuclear power plants...

2026-09-30

Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 of Qinshan Phase II Completes 218 Refueling Outage

At 18:30 on September 29, Unit 2 of Qinshan Phase II was successfully connected to the grid, marking the official completion of the 218 refueling outage. During this outage, more than 5,300 tasks were completed, mainly including the PSR weakness modification for prevention of boron misdilution, addition of automatic primary coolant makeup and residual heat removal eddy current detection functions, excitation system modification for the B-train emergency diesel generator, disassembly and inspection of the turbine-generator, annual inspection of the main transformer and station service transformer, replacement of No. 2 and No. 3 seals of the No. 2 main coolant pump, disassembly and inspection of the No. 1 charging pump, modification of the nuclear island switchboards, condenser cleaning and eddy current inspection, and optimization of the pipe supports where the safety injection system safety valves are located. These important tasks have laid a solid foundation for the safe and stable operation of the unit in the next fuel cycle. All outage personnel, under the...

2026-09-29

Shanghai Electric Delivers the First Domestic Steam Generator Water Chamber Head Forging for the "Guohe One"

On September 28, the first domestic water chamber head forging for the Guohe One steam generator, manufactured by Shanghai Electric, completed acceptance and was officially shipped at Shanghai Electric Shangzhong Casting and Forging Co., Ltd. The water chamber head is a key pressure-bearing core component of the Guohe One steam generator, with a single-piece net weight of 90 tons. It features a complex structure with ultra-large dimensions, ultra-thick cross-sections, and irregular multi-nozzle geometry, making it the world's largest nuclear power irregular complex-structure large forging, with manufacturing difficulty far exceeding that of similar products for existing domestic nuclear power reactor types. Facing this world-class extreme manufacturing challenge, Shanghai Electric concentrated its efforts to successively break through 500-ton-class ultra-pure low-segregation large steel ingot manufacturing, integrated forging forming technology for multi-nozzle spherical heads,...

2026-09-29

KAERI and IAEA Jointly Hold Research Reactor Ageing Management Training Workshop

On September 28, SPIC's first fully independent full-scope simulator and related independent technologies were released in Beijing, marking that State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has mastered complete full-scope simulator R&D and supply capabilities. A full-scope simulator is like a mirror of a nuclear power plant; operators performing control actions in the full-scope simulator can obtain realistic feedback in real time. With the help of this digital nuclear power plant that poses no nuclear accident hazard, operators repeatedly hone their daily operation control and accident handling skills, becoming professionals who safeguard the safe and efficient operation of real nuclear power plants. To ensure the training quality of main control room operators at nuclear power plants, the Central Research Institute of SPIC took the lead, together with SNERDI, SNST...

2026-09-28

South Korea Plans to Build a National Collaborative Platform for Offshore Small Modular Reactors

Recently, Professor Seo Jeong of Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU) proposed at the First Offshore Small Modular Reactor Network Conference held at the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency in Busan that the commercialization of offshore Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) cannot rely solely on reactor R&D, and that a national platform linking reactor design, shipbuilding, and offshore testing must be established. The nuclear industry and the shipbuilding industry currently operate in silos, and manufacturers, research institutions, and regulatory bodies should cooperate from an early stage. Seo Jeong stated that shipborne SMRs...

2026-09-29

Unit 7 reactor at China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant reaches Minimum Controlled Power Level

According to reports, the reactor of Unit 7 at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, built through China-Russia cooperation and using a Russian design, has reached the Minimum Controlled Power Level (MCP). This marks the first time the reactor has entered a self-sustaining controlled chain nuclear reaction state in the core. All technical operations were carried out in accordance with design requirements and the startup plan, under the joint supervision of experts from Russian and Chinese operating, design, and regulatory organizations. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, stated that the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant is a model project of Russia-China cooperation. Units 1 and 2, built according to the Russian scheme...

2026-09-29

Rosatom Manufactures Innovative Equipment for Akkuyu NPP Unit 2 in Turkey

According to reports, Atommash, the machine-building plant of Rosatom in the Rostov Region, has completed the manufacture of a full set of high-tech equipment for the turbine building of Akkuyu NPP Unit 2. This is the first time Atommash has produced a Separator-Steam Superheater (SPP), which is used to ensure the operation of the turbine unit. Rostov Region Governor Yury Slyusar and Igor Kotov, head of Rosatom's machine-building division, attended the equipment completion ceremony. Kotov said, on the occasion of the plant's 50th anniversary...

2026-09-29

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Poised to Approve TVA's First BWRX-300 Reactor

According to reports, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is expected to approve on Tuesday the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) construction of the first 300-megawatt BWRX-300 reactor at the Clinch River site in Tennessee. TVA is considering deploying up to four units, and this license covers only the first unit. This license is a construction permit and does not yet mean the unit can enter commercial operation. It is understood that the BWRX-300 is a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) that uses Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) technology, with a single-unit electrical output...

2026-09-29

India is advancing its nuclear power project in Rajasthan

The nuclear power company NPCIL is seeking environmental clearance to build two new nuclear reactors in Rajasthan, which will be connected to the existing Rajasthan Nuclear Power Plant. The project is part of India's ambitious nuclear power expansion plan, which aims to increase nuclear energy capacity from the current approximately 7,490 MW to 22,490 MW by 2035. The Indian government has consistently regarded nuclear energy as key to meeting growing energy demand and achieving climate goals. The Rajasthan Nuclear Power Plant currently operates 8 nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 6,400 MW. The new reactors will further increase the region's nuclear power capacity. NPCIL stated that these new reactors will...

2026-09-29

The main control room large screen of Unit 1 of SPIC Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project was successfully lit up

On September 28, the main control room large screen of Unit 1 of SPIC Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project was successfully lit up, marking that the unit construction has entered a new stage and laying a solid foundation for the subsequent cold test, hot test, and high-quality commissioning. The main control room is the control center of a nuclear power plant, mainly including important equipment such as the unit operation operator workstations and related control panels. It is the "brain" of the nuclear power plant and undertakes the core functions of unit operation monitoring, organization, and command.

2026-09-29

Pakistan Denies Overflight Permission, Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Fuel Transport Blocked

Recently, the nuclear fuel transport for Unit 2 of Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) was delayed because Pakistan did not approve overflight permission. Faqir Mahbub Anam, Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh, stated that the chartered flight was originally scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on September 24, but could not proceed because it was not granted permission to enter Pakistani airspace. It is reported that the route usually passes through Kazakhstan, Turkmenis...

2026-09-29