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2017-08-02
Fuqing Unit 4 joins power grid
Unit 4 of Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was successfully connected to the power grid on July 29, marking completion of the first phase of CNNC’s project in Fuqing, with its four units now generating electricity.
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2017-07-20
CNNC builds world's first HTGR fuel elements production line
The world’s first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) fuel elements production line was established by CNNC as 200,000 spherical fuel components successfully rolled off the assembly line on July 17.
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2017-07-20
CNNC extends Sino-Saudi nuclear collaboration
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) convened the Saudi uranium and thorium resources evaluation symposium in conjunction with the first coordinating committee conference on Sino-Saudi nuclear energy cooperative projects in Urumqi on July 17.
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2017-07-20
CNNC and Saudi Arabia collaborate on uranium extraction from seawater
CNNC’s Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy signed a collaborative agreement regarding research on uranium extraction from seawater with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology on July 15.
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2017-06-26
CNNC and WANO initiate fifth center in Shanghai
The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) advocated to establish a fifth World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) center in Shanghai. The initiative received unanimous votes at a council conference held in Paris on June 22, and will take effect after being approved at the WANO Plenary Session in October.
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2017-06-26
CNNC conducts mineral fieldwork in Saudi Arabia
The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) completed a phase of fieldwork in Saudi Arabia, discovering and labeling several target mineral areas. Officials and experts from Saudi Arabia highly praised the breakthrough made by CNNC crew in mine exploration and exploitation.
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2017-06-16
Wang Shoujun visits Turkey to deepen energy cooperation
Invited by Cengiz Group, Wang Shoujun, chairman of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), paid a visit to Turkey with a delegation from June 11 to 14, and met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak on June 13 in Ankara.
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2017-06-12
President Xi praises HPR 1000 in Astana
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited China Pavilion before the opening ceremony of the 2017 Astana Expo on June 8, during which CNNC’s Chairman Wang Shoujun introduced the HPR 1000 to officials.
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2017-06-02
CNNC loads low-enriched uranium fuel for Ghana MNSR
The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) completed a domestic preliminary task for Ghana’s uranium low-enrichment project in miniature neutron source reactor (MNSR) on May 27.
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2017-05-26
HPR1000’s first global reactor demo project completes dome lifting
Fuqing Unit 5, the first global reactor demo project of CNNC’s HPR1000, completed dome lifting on May 25, 15 days ahead of schedule, and entered the equipment installation phase.