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2016-11-17
CNNC completes trial on Sanmen Unit 1 non-nuclear steam rotating
Recently, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) completed a test on the non-nuclear steam rotating of the Unit 1 of the Sanmen nuclear plant.
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2016-11-16
CNNC’s in-situ leaching uranium mining project nominated for 4th China Grand Award for Industry
Recently, a project using CO2 (carbon dioxide) plus O2 (oxygen) in-situ leaching for uranium mining, conducted by the Tongliao Uranium Company (attached to the China National Nuclear Corporation), was nominated for the 4th China Grand Award for Industry.
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2016-11-14
Tianwan Unit 2 completes 9th refueling and maintenance
The Unit 2 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant completed the 9th refueling and maintenance, and succeeded connecting the grid on Nov 1.
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2016-11-14
CNNC completes trial on hydrogen behavior under severe accidents inside reactor container
Recently, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) completed the thesis—“the analytical experiment of the hydrogen behavior inside the simulated reactor container” in the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC).
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2016-11-14
CNNC’s digital reactor project passes national check
The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that its project “the performance optimization of nuclear reactor’s key materials, and the software research and development for high performance and numerical simulation” past the national examination.
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2016-11-10
First UK-China nuclear research centre unveils in Manchester
On Nov 9, Ma Kai, vice premier of China’s State Council, and Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Lucy Jeanne Neville-Rolfe), minister of the UK’s State for Energy and Intellectual Property at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, unveiled a plaque for the new UK-China Nuclear Joint Research and Innovation Centre.
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2016-11-09
HPR1000’s ring crane passes CNNC factory acceptance test
As the first demonstrative project of HPR1000, the ring crane equipment of the Power Unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant has passed the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)’s factory acceptance test.
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2016-11-08
CNNC completes upgrading of HI-13 tandem accelerator
Recently, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced the official completion of the upgrading of the HI-13 tandem accelerator.
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2016-10-28
CNNC’s Fuqing Unit 3 qualifies for commercial operation
On Oct 24, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that Unit 3 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in Fujian province met the conditions for commercial operation after a test lasting for 168 hours.
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2016-10-18
Sun Qin meets with Iranian vice president and head of AEOI Ali Akbar Salehi
On Oct 15, Sun Qin, chairman of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), met with Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian Vice President and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), to interchange views on issues concerning the heavy-water reactor at Arak and future collaborations for nuclear energy.