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China unveils design for first waterless nuclear reactor

The thorium-powered reactors do not need water as a coolant, meaning they can be built in remote deserts alongside wind and solar power plants.

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Chinese molten-salt reactor cleared for start up

The Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics - part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences - has been given approval by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment to commission an experimental thorium-powered molten-salt reactor, construction of which started in Wuwei city, Gansu province, in September 2018.;

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Construction of radioactive waste disposal lab underway

China is building a massive underground laboratory to research disposal technologies for high-level radioactive waste, the most dangerous byproduct of nuclear technology and applications. This is meant to pave the way for a repository that can handle the disposal of at least a century's worth of...

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Likely for the above project,
The world's first tunnel boring machine for high slope spiral tunnel construction developed by China rolled off the production line recently in Changsha, central China's Hunan. The machine will serve the construction of an underground laboratory in the vast Gobi desert.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1567346926785372162

 

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China approves construction of six new reactors

The construction of two new reactors at each of the Sanmen, Haiyang and Lufeng nuclear power plant sites in China has been approved by the country's State Council. The approvals are for Sanmen units 3 and 4, Haiyang 3 and 4 and units 5 and 6 of the Lufeng plant.;

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Construction of Lufeng 5 gets under way : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 5 at the new Lufeng nuclear power plant, China General Nuclear has announced. It marks the official start of construction of the first of two HPR1000 (Hualong One) pressurised water reactors planned at the site in...

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China’s top weapons scientist says nuclear fusion power is 6 years away​

• Peng Xianjue unveils plans for combined fusion-fission reactor that could make China world’s first to achieve the elusive viable energy source
• No country has so far managed to build a facility that generates more power than it uses in the fission process

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3192435/chinas-top-weapons-scientist-says-nuclear-fusion-power-6-years

The academician has talk about this plan since years ago. What the article could confirm is that the z-pinch experimental device is in the current five year plan and expected to be completed in 2025.

 

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Approval for four new reactors in south China : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

China's State Council approved the construction of two CAP1000 units as Phase I of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province and two Hualong One units as Phase II of the Zhangzhou plant in Fujian province.

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TVEL unit launches CFR-600 fuel production site : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

Elemash Machine-building plant has launched a production site for the fabrication of fuel for China's flagship fast neutron reactor, the CFR-600. A subsidiary of Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL, Moscow-based Elemash has modernised an entire shop floor for fast reactors, and says 'dummy'...

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Fuel despatched for China's CFR-600 fast neutron reactor

The first batch of nuclear fuel has been dispatched to China for the CFR-600 sodium-cooled pool-type fast-neutron nuclear reactor at Xiapu in China's Fujian province.;

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科技日报​

22分钟前 来自 微博 weibo.com​

【瞄准“人造太阳”终极梦想，#中国环流器二号M建成运行#

】12月4日，我国自主设计建造的新一代先进磁约束核聚变实验研究装置——中国环流器二号M（HL-2M）装置，在中核集团核工业西南物理研究院正式投入运行并实现首次等离子体放电。​

HL-2M采用了先进的结构和控制方式，是我国规模大、参数高的先进托卡马克装置，等离子体电流能力从国内现有装置的1兆安培提高到2.5兆安培以上。中国环流器二号M项目负责人刘永说，“HL-2M等离子体离子温度可达到1.5亿摄氏度，可实现高密度、高比压、高自举电流运行，将大力提升我国堆芯级等离子体物理研究及相关关键技术研发先进水平，为我国深度参与ITER计划及自主设计建造聚变堆提供重要技术支撑。”（李迪 科技日报记者 盛利）​

Science and Technology Daily
22 minutes ago from Weibo

[Aiming at the ultimate dream of the "artificial sun", China HL-2M completed and put into operation [Applause]]

December 4th, a new generation of advanced magnetic confinement nuclear fusion experimental device independently designed and constructed by China —— China Tokamak-2M (HL-2M), realized its first plasma discharge and officially put into operation at China National Nuclear Corporation's Southwest Institute of Physics.

HL-2M uses advanced structure and control method and is a large scale, advance parameters tokamak device in China. The plasma current capability has been increased from 1 megaampere of existing domestic devices to more than 2.5 megaamperes. Liu Yong, head of the China HL-2M project said, "HL-2M plasma ion temperature can reach 150 million degrees Celsius, it can achieve high-density, high-specific pressure, and high-bootstrap current operation, which will greatly enhance the level of China's core-level plasma physics research and related key technology research and development. It will provide important technical support for both China participation in ITER project and also China independent design and construction of fusion reactors. "
(Li Di Science and Technology Daily reporter Shengli)

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The HL-2M Tokamak, China's new-generation "artificial sun," achieved a record-high plasma discharge of 1 million amperes on Wednesday, marking the country's breakthrough in the operation of controlled nuclear fusion device and a step towards fusion ignition.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1583293133470638082

 

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China celebrates first enhanced heat flux first wall panel for ITER : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

China National Nuclear Corp's Southwestern Institute of Physics says that the first piece of the enhanced heat flux first wall for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor has been produced, with its core indicators better than design requirements.

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中核集团​

22-11-28 16:28​

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#中核发布# 【原子能院建成高温动态铅铋环境下力学测试试验回路装置】近日，原子能院高温动态铅铋环境下力学测试试验回路装置顺利完成调试，具备开展铅铋堆结构材料力学性能试验的能力，标志着原子能院在国内率先掌握了铅铋反应堆材料及部件在铅铋环境下力学性能测试的关键技术，为铅铋堆技术研发提供重要数据支撑。​

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铅铋冷却快堆是第四代核能系统待选反应堆中最具有发展前景的堆型之一，能够应用于海上石油开采、海岛开发、大数据中心供电、偏远地区能源供给及特殊核动力等领域。​

CNNC
22-11-28 16:28 Posted in Beijing

Recently, the mechanical test loop device of the Institute of Atomic Energy for high-temperature dynamic lead-bismuth environment has successfully completed the debugging, and has the ability to carry out the mechanical performance test of the lead-bismuth reactor structural material, which marks that the Institute of Atomic Energy has taken the lead in mastering the lead-bismuth reactor materials and components used in lead-bismuth reactor. The key technology of mechanical performance testing in the environment provides important data support for the research and development of lead-bismuth reactor.

Lead-bismuth cooled fast reactor is one of the most promising reactor types among the candidate reactors of the fourth-generation nuclear energy system. It can be applied to offshore oil exploitation, island development, power supply for big data centers, energy supply in remote areas, and special nuclear power application.

 

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Construction of radioactive waste disposal lab underway

China is building a massive underground laboratory to research disposal technologies for high-level radioactive waste, the most dangerous byproduct of nuclear technology and applications. This is meant to pave the way for a repository that can handle the disposal of at least a century's worth of...

global.chinadaily.com.cn

Likely for the above project,
The world's first tunnel boring machine for high slope spiral tunnel construction developed by China rolled off the production line recently in Changsha, central China's Hunan. The machine will serve the construction of an underground laboratory in the vast Gobi desert.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1567346926785372162

Excavation of Chinese underground lab begins

A large tunnelling machine has begun drilling the sloped spiral ramp of the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory near Jiuquan City in China's Gansu province. The laboratory - in the Gobi Desert - will comprise the spiral ramp, three vertical shafts and horizontal disposal galleries.;

www.world-nuclear-news.org

 

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UK government to pay Chinese group £100mn to exit Sizewell C

https://twitter.com/x/status/1597661349450027013

 

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Three-year extension agreed to Hinkley Point C contract : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

EDF, China General Nuclear and the UK government have agreed a three-year extension to the contract for difference for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant under construction in Somerset, England. While the 'long-stop date' has now been moved to November 2036, EDF maintains the plant's...

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Foundation completed for Chinese SMR turbine building

The pouring of concrete has been completed for the foundation slab of the conventional island for the ACP100 multi-purpose small modular reactor demonstration project at the Changjiang nuclear power plant on China's island province of Hainan.;

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Chinese SMR project enters installation phase

Equipment installation work has commenced at the ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project at the Changjiang nuclear power plant on China's island province of Hainan.;

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中核集团​

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22-12-8 10:37​

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【一体化快堆研发项目取得阶段性成果】近日，原子能院一体化闭式循环快堆核能系统（简称一体化快堆）研发项目顺利通过中国核电组织的首次专项检查。原子能院作为一体化快堆研发项目实施主体，对技术负总责；中国核电作为业主，对项目实施过程进行监督检查。此次专项检查通过，标志着项目关键点和重要控制点已按期完成，取得阶段性研发成果，并检验了承研单位和项目团队的组织实施与管理水平，为全面深入展开项目关键技术攻关奠定了基础、提供了保障。​

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一体化快堆，指在同一厂址建设钠冷快堆、干法处理厂、燃料制造厂和废物处理设施，实现高效闭式燃料循环。一体化快堆也能够与当前压水堆有效衔接，利用压水堆乏燃料后处理回收的材料，以及天然铀中的铀-238为燃料运行，实现对铀资源的高效利用，并通过堆内燃烧方式大规模减少长寿命高放废物，从而提升核裂变能的整体安全性和经济性。一体化快堆是我国核能发展“三步走”战略——“热堆—快堆—聚变堆”第二步的高级阶段和必然选择，具有极其重要的战略意义。​

CNNC
22-12-8 10:37 Posted in Beijing
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[Integrated fast reactor research and development project has achieved phased results]

Recently, the research and development project of the Institute of Atomic Energy's integrated closed-cycle fast reactor nuclear energy system (referred to as integrated fast reactor) successfully passed the first special inspection by the China Nuclear Power Organization. As the main body of the implementation of the integrated fast reactor research and development project, the Institute of Atomic Energy takes overall responsibility for the technology; China Nuclear Power, as the owner, supervises and inspects the project implementation process. The passing of this special inspection marks that the key points and important control points of the project have been completed on schedule, and phased research and development results have been achieved, and the organization, implementation and management level of the research unit and the project team have been tested, laying the foundation and support for the comprehensive and in-depth development of key technology for the project.

Integrated fast reactor refers to the construction of sodium-cooled fast reactor, dry processing plant, fuel manufacturing plant and waste treatment facilities on the same site to realize an efficient closed fuel cycle. The integrated fast reactor can also be effectively connected with the current pressurized water reactor, using the materials recovered from the reprocessing of the spent fuel of the pressurized water reactor, and uranium-238 in natural uranium as fuel to achieve efficient use of uranium resources. And through in-reactor burning of long-lived actinides radioactive waste is reduced on a large scale, thereby improving the overall safety and economy of nuclear fission technology. The integrated fast reactor is part of the "three-step" (thermal reactor-fast reactor-fusion reactor) strategy of China's nuclear energy development. It is the advanced and mandatory stage of the second step and has very important strategic significance.

 

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First fuel from Ulba-FA fuel delivered to customer : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

The first batch of fresh nuclear fuel from the Ulba-FA LLP joint partnership has been delivered to a Chinese nuclear power plant, Kazatomprom has announced. The shipment of AFA 3G ТМ fuel assemblies - equivalent to one reload (a little over 30 tonnes of low-enriched uranium) have been accepted...

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