Updates

2021-03-23

First overseas Hualong One nuclear unit connected to grid

The first overseas Hualong One (HPR1000) nuclear unit — Unit 2 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan — was successfully connected to the power network for the first time on March 18 local time.
2021-03-17

Tritium breeding test blanket project for ITER launched at CNNC

The first project of the Chinese Helium Cooled Ceramic Breeder Test Blanket System (HCCB TBS) for ITER was launched at the CNNC Southwestern Institute of Physics.
2021-03-13

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Joins Universities and Research Institutes to Conduct the Experiment on COVID-19 Virus Inactivation by Irradiation Technology

The relevant research results are of great significance for the disinfection treatment of the COVID-19 virus in imported cold-chain food and the prevention and control of the COVID-19 virus during the important international sports events.
2021-01-30

World's first Hualong One reactor put into commercial operation

Unit 5 of China's Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, the world's first demonstration project to adopt China's indigenous Generation III nuclear power technology Hualong One, also known as HPR1000, was put into commercial operation.
2021-01-13

Cold functional testing of Hualong One at Fuqing Nuclear Power succeeds

Cold functional tests on the No 6 unit at the Fuqing nuclear power plant of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) in Fuqing, Southeast China's Fujian province were completed on January 11.
2021-01-12

World's first HTGR nuclear fuel elements shipped

It represents an important step in advancing the application of China's fourth-generation nuclear power technology.
2020-12-23

15 CNNC nuclear power units achieve full marks in WANO composite index

Fifteen nuclear power units of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) got full marks in the 100-point evaluation of the WANO (World Association of Nuclear Operators) composite index in November, tying for first place globally.
2020-12-07

China's 'artificial sun' achieves first discharge

The HL-2M tokamak reactor in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province completed its first discharge on Dec 4, signifying China's independent mastery of the design and construction of large, advanced tokamak devices and their operating technology.
2020-12-02

Karachi nuclear power plant's K-2 Unit starts fuel loading

The K-2 Unit of Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan, the first overseas unit to use Hualong One (HPR100) technology, began fuel loading on Nov 28 (Pakistan local time), marking the unit's entry into the nuclear commissioning stage, and laying a solid foundation for subsequent criticality and grid-connected power generation.
2020-12-01

China's first spent fuel railway transport vehicles roll off production line

A total of 13 D15B well cars, the 100-ton spent fuel cargo package railway transport vehicles that are independently manufactured by China, successfully rolled off the production line on Nov 27.

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