On June 17, 2022, Mr. Zhang Jianhua, a member of the Party Group of the National Development and Reform Commission, Director of the National Energy Administration and Secretary of the Party Group, investigated and inpected Hainan Nuclear Power Station. Mr. Ren Jingdong, a member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the National Energy Administration, Mr. Chen Wanxin, Deputy Secretary-General of the Hainan Provincial Government, and Mr. Shen Yanfeng, a member of the Party Group and Deputy General Manager of the China National Nuclear Corporation, accompanied the investigation. News source: China National Nuclear Corporation

From May 10 to 13, 2022, the Nuclear Power Operation Branch of the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) had carried out member support activities for Sanmen Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. in the field of personnel performance improvement through an online video. The seven experts invited in this activity are from the China General Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd., Fujian Ningde Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Shandong Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., and China General Nuclear Power Nuclear Power Operation Co., Ltd., etc. More than 40 leaders and employees of Sanmen Nuclear Power participated in the event. News source: China Nuclear Energy Association

On May 10, 2022, the working coordination meeting between WANO Paris Center and the CNEA was held online. At the meeting, the CNEA introduced the organization and management of the CNEA and its nuclear power operation branch, the development of nuclear power support business, and CNEA's cooperation in participating in the WANO peer review activities etc.. The Paris Center introduced the progress of the WANO "Excellence Action" plan and the Paris Center's support for the WANO Shanghai Center project, as well as the impact of the epidemic on WANO's business. The two sides also exchanged views on specific cooperation needs and mutual support desires in future peer reviews, member support activities, and performance monitoring. News source: China Nuclear Energy Association

On May 16, 2022, State Power Investment Corporation Co., Ltd. and Weihai municipality held a joint meeting on the promotion of strategic cooperation projects and the unveiling ceremony of the Shandong Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Innovation Center. Academician Wang Jian and academician Hou Baorong, from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Mr. Tang Bo, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Mr. Zhang Haibo, Secretary of the Weihai Municipal Party Committee, Mr. Qian Zhimin, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Group of SPIC, and Mr. Lu Hongzao, Deputy General Manager and Member of the Party Group of SPIC, attended the meeting. The meeting was held in the form of video online conference in Beijing, Jinan, Qingdao and Weihai. News source: State Power Investment Group Co., Ltd.

Recently, the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China released an announcement of winning the bid for the heating supply franchise procurement project in the administrative area of Hongyanhe Town by residual heating from Hong Yan He NPP. Dafa Energy Branch of Northeast Company, State Power Investment Group Co., Ltd. successfully obtained the franchise right of the project. The authorized heating franchise marks that the company's nuclear energy heating demonstration project will officially enter the implementation stage. News source: State Power Investment Group Co., Ltd.

On May 3, 2022, the casting of the last raft foundation of the "Linglong No. 1" conventional island of the Changjiang Project in Hainan Province was completed. This project is a demonstration project of China's multi-purpose small modular reactor technology. This means completing the secondary milestone 10 days ahead of schedule and laying a solid foundation for the subsequent construction of the conventional island level ± 0 m slab structure. News source: China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd.

According to the news from the WeChat public account of Yantai Development and Reform Commission on May 2, 2022, "State Power Investment Corporation (CPIS) Nuclear Power Co., Ltd." completed the procedures for changing the industrial and commercial registration in relocating from Beijing to Yantai, and successfully obtained a new version of the business license, marking the official settlement of CPIS Nuclear Energy Headquarters in Yantai. In September 2021, the headquarters of SPIC signed the 《Deepening Strategic Cooperation Agreement》 with Shandong Province. In October of the same year, CPIS and Yantai Municipal People's Government signed the 《"Carbon Peak, Carbon Neutral" Comprehensive Cooperation and Project Investment Development Agreement》, and decided to move the CPIS Nuclear Energy Headquarters to Yantai, Shandong; On December 30, 2021, Mr. Li Ganjie, Secretary of Shandong Provincial Party Committee, and Mr. Qian Zhimin, Chairman of CPIS, personally inaugurated the establishment of the Nuclear Energy Headquarters Base of CPIS in Yantai. News source: China Energy New

Unit 6 of Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station was successfully connected to the grid for the first time on May 2, indicating the Unit 6 of Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station was of the power generation capacity and taking another key step towards the goal of commercial operation. As the first nuclear power plant and the largest energy investment project in Northeast China, Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station is of a total of 6 nuclear power units. The four units of the first phase of the project were all completed and put into commercial operation in 2016; the construction of units 5 and 6 of the second phase of the project started in 2015, and the unit 5 was put into production on schedule on July 31, 2021. News source: Chinanews.com

On April 26, the world's first commercial reactor carbon-14 irradiation production targets were placed in the No. 2 heavy water reactor unit of Qinshan Nuclear Power Third Plant, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation, and began to produce carbon-14 isotopes from commercial reactors. It is expected to start supplying to the market in 2024, and the products will fully meet the domestic demand then. News source: China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.

Premier Li Keqiang presided over the executive meeting of the State Council on April 20, deploying measures to further improve agricultural production in spring to ensure a bumper harvest of grain and stable supply of important agricultural products; to determine measures to ensure and increase energy supply to enhance safeguard ability of energy needed for economic and social development. The meeting pointed out that nuclear power should be so developed in an orderly manner under the premise of strict supervision and absolute safety. After years of preparation and comprehensive evaluation and review,