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Korea Holds Briefing Session on Bidding for Auxiliary Equipment for Czech Dukovany Nuclear Power Project

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) officially held the briefing session on bidding for auxiliary equipment for the Czech Dukovany Nuclear Power Project on September 30 at the Radiation Health Institute in Seoul. As the Czech Dukovany new Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project has fully transitioned from the preliminary supplier qualification and registration stage to the substantive bidding and equipment procurement stage, this briefing session was aimed at providing comprehensive guidance and support for Korean domestic equipment manufacturers to participate in the bidding. The meeting attracted approximately 130 plant auxiliary equipment (...

2026-10-04

Indonesia Plans to Finalize the Site of Its First Nuclear Power Plant by 2027 at the Latest: Technologies from the United States, South Korea, Japan, and Russia Shortlisted for Cooperation Consideration

Elen Setiadi, Deputy Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Coordination at Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, stated on September 30 in Jakarta that the Indonesian government is comprehensively advancing the construction project of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and plans to officially finalize the construction site in 2026, or by 2027 at the latest. Indonesia aims to fully integrate advanced nuclear power into its national medium- and long-term energy supply strategy, using stable and abundant baseload electricity to support sustained domestic economic growth and industrialization transformation. At the World Resources Institute Indonesia (W...

2026-10-02

Pressurizer of Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 1 Successfully Hoisted into Place

On September 30, the pressurizer of Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 1, constructed by China Nuclear Industry 23 Construction Co., Ltd., was successfully hoisted into place. The success of this hoisting marks major progress in the installation of the primary circuit main equipment in the nuclear island of Lufeng Nuclear Power Unit 1, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent surge line welding, system equipment installation, and commissioning work. The pressurizer is a core main equipment of the nuclear island reactor coolant system and a Class 1 nuclear safety equipment. It undertakes the tasks of pressure regulation and overpressure protection for the primary circuit system and is key equipment for ensuring the safe and stable operation of the reactor. This equipment is a vertical cylindrical pressure vessel with a body height of more than ten meters and a total hoisting weight of over one hundred tons. It is installed in the pressurizer compartment of the CA01 module, with stringent design and manufacturing standards...

2026-09-30

At the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting, phase 3 clinical results were announced: SBRT radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer achieves long-term control rates comparable to radical prostatectomy and greatly reduces the risk of incontinence.

A latest phase 3 randomized controlled clinical study announced at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting shows that for patients with localized prostate cancer (PCa), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) demonstrates excellent clinical application potential. Follow-up data show that SBRT is comparable to traditional radical prostatectomy in 8-year biochemical or clinical failure-free rates, and the incidence of urinary incontinence at 5 years after treatment is significantly reduced by nearly 40%. This phase 3 multicenter clinical trial...

2026-09-30

Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Makes Important Progress in Electrolyzer Design and Electrocatalytic Materials Research

Recently, the National Key Laboratory of Thorium-based Nuclear Fission Energy at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made important progress in the fields of membrane-divided electrolyzer design and electrocatalytic materials. Researchers combined electrolyzer reactor design with electrocatalytic material innovation to develop an anion exchange membrane-divided H-type electrolysis system based on nonporous metal-organic framework (MOFs) materials, achieving efficient electrochemical recovery of uranium resources and complete degradation of organic ether solvents in uranium-containing organic ether wastewater. The related results, titled "Nonporous Metal-Organic Framework Enables Record-High Uranium Extraction and Complete Diglyme Degra...

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

Dongfang Electric Signs Low-Pressure Diaphragm Supply Agreement with Électricité de France, Supporting the Upgrade and Retrofit of European Pressurized Water Reactor Nuclear Power Units

Recently, Dongfang Electric International Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Dongfang International"), a subsidiary of China Dongfang Electric Group Co., Ltd., and Arabelle, a subsidiary of Électricité de France (EDF), officially signed a nuclear power steam turbine low-pressure diaphragm supply agreement. According to the agreement, Dongfang Electric will serve as a key equipment supplier, providing core steam turbine low-pressure diaphragm components for the life extension and modernization technical retrofit projects of pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power units under Électricité de France. For more than three decades, Dongfang Electric Group and Électricité de France have consistently maintained close strategic collaboration in the field of civil nuclear energy, from...

2026-09-28

Vylor and Belgium-based Rainbow Crops Enter Strategic Partnership to Combine AI and Multiplex Gene Editing for Maize Complex Stress Tolerance Traits

Agricultural technology innovation company Vylor and Belgian agricultural biotechnology startup Rainbow Crops announced the establishment of a deep R&D collaboration. The two parties will deeply integrate Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm-assisted design with high-throughput Multiplex gene editing technology, leveraging Rainbow Crops' proprietary Trait Foundry trait discovery and validation platform, focusing on abiotic environmental stresses such as heat damage, extreme drought, and waterlogging, to screen and validate highly climate-adaptive maize hybrid germplasm materials. The core process pipeline of this cross-border collaboration will combine AI-assisted trait prediction, multiplex multi-locus...

2026-09-24

Škoda JS of the Czech Republic to Supply Control Rod Drive Mechanisms for Rolls-Royce SMR

Czech nuclear engineering equipment manufacturer Škoda JS has signed a binding strategic cooperation agreement with Rolls-Royce SMR, confirming that it will serve as a core supplier to manufacture and supply Control Rod Drive Mechanisms (CRDMs) for the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) designed and developed by Rolls-Royce. The control rod drive mechanism is the central nervous system and a key safety-class component that ensures the safe operation of a nuclear reactor, directly responsible for regulating reactor power output and rapidly inserting control rods under abnormal or accident conditions to achieve safe shutdown...

2026-09-24

Miniaturized Plug-and-Play Platform R&D Accelerates, Poised to Revolutionize Novel Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracer Preparation Workflow

A research team at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is developing a miniaturized plug-and-play microfluidic platform aimed at significantly accelerating the synthesis and R&D cycle of novel positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracers. The project has received a four-year, $2.6 million dedicated research...

2026-09-24

The pressurizer of Unit 3 of the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant has been hoisted into place.

At 19:03 on September 20, the pressurizer of Unit 3 of the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant was hoisted into place. During this pressurizer hoisting operation, the pressurizer was horizontally lifted to the +16.5m platform by a gantry crane, transported and towed by a heavy-duty vehicle into the reactor building, then turned and erected by the polar crane, and finally hoisted into place. The pressurizer is one of the core main equipment items of the nuclear island reactor coolant system, and its main function is to undertake primary loop pressure control and overpressure protection, among other duties. When the temperature and pressure inside the reactor fluctuate, the pressurizer can maintain the temperature and pressure inside the reactor within a safe range by adjusting the flow rate and temperature of the coolant water, thereby ensuring the safe and stable operation of the reactor. At the same time, the pressurizer is crucial for ensuring the power generation efficiency of the unit and maintaining stable operation, and is key equipment for the safe operation of nuclear power units.

2026-09-21

Pressurizer of Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 3 Hoisted into Place

At 19:03 on September 20, the pressurizer of Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 3 was hoisted into place. During this pressurizer hoisting operation, the pressurizer was horizontally lifted to the +16.5m platform by a gantry crane, transported by a heavy-duty vehicle into the reactor building, then turned and erected by the polar crane, and finally hoisted into place. The pressurizer is one of the core main equipment items of the nuclear island reactor coolant system, and its main functions include primary loop pressure control and overpressure protection. When the temperature and pressure inside the reactor fluctuate, the pressurizer can maintain the temperature and pressure within the reactor in a safe range by adjusting the flow rate and temperature of the coolant water, ensuring the safe and stable operation of the reactor. At the same time, the pressurizer is...

2026-09-21

Planning permission granted for tunnel component production facility for Sizewell C nuclear power station in the UK

The Sizewell C nuclear power station project in the UK has successfully obtained planning permission to build a dedicated tunnel component production facility at Avonmouth in Bristol. The factory will be responsible for producing 38,000 precast concrete segments as well as tunnel head pieces for the three subsea tunnels of Sizewell C. All finished components will be transported by rail and water to the Sizewell C construction site in Suffolk, which directly supports the project's environmental commitment that at least 60% of construction materials will be transported by rail and sea. Subject to the relevant preconditions being met, the facility is expected to officially begin production in 2028....

2026-09-18

The "Weaponized" Nuclear Power Plant: Dual Narratives and Governance Dilemmas in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Crisis

The "Weaponized" Nuclear Power Plant: Dual Narratives and Governance Dilemmas in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Crisis

2026-09-17

The "Weaponized" Nuclear Power Plant: Dual Narratives and Governance Dilemmas of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Crisis

As the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to carry out drone attacks and shelling on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, senior Russian officials have adopted an increasingly tough tone. On September 16, Yuri Chernichuk, director of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, claimed to TASS that Ukraine "lacks highly qualified personnel capable of operating the plant," and used the argument that "if Russian personnel stop their services, an irreversible process will ultimately lead to a nuclear accident," in an attempt to strengthen accusations against Ukraine in public opinion. This statement once again pushed the most dangerous nuclear facility on the European continent to the center of public discourse. This article attempts to break away from a single narrative and, from the four dimensions of technology, jurisprudence, geopolitics, and international governance, analyze...

2026-09-17