On March 9, 2022, Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. and State Power Investment Northeast Electric Power Co., Ltd., the largest central heating supply enterprise in Liaoning, signed a cooperation agreement on the construction, operation and maintenance of nuclear energy heating supply demonstration projects. It is the first nuclear energy heating supply project in Northeast China, located in Hongyanhe Town, Wafangdian City, Dalian City. The preliminary planning and design heating supply area is 242,400 square meters, benefiting . nearly 20,000 local people to enjoy heating service. The project is planned to kiff off at the outside of the nuclear power plant in June this year, and the local towns surrounding Hongyanhe will be supplied with steam during the heating supply period in this winter. News source: China General Nuclear Power Corporation

The 2021NPCAM (Nuclear Energy Commission Consultation Meeting) organized by EPRI (U.S. Electric Power Research Institute) was recently held in Savannah, the capital of Chatham, Georgia, USA. IAEA, INPO, NEI, DOE and other international organizations and institutions, EDF, Westinghouse and other international power companies, American Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Canadian Nuclear Energy National Laboratory and other research institutions, and the utility representatives from China, the United States, France, Japan, South Korea attended the meeting. The conference presented a total of 12 TTA (Technical Achievement Transformation Award) awards to the organizations around the world, two of which are Haiyang Nuclear Power Technology Achievement Living PM project and SG management project . At the same time, the advertised video for Haiyang Nuclear Energy Comprehensive Utilization was the only one played at the opening of the forum entitled “Nuclear Energy, Beyond Electricity”. Haiyang Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. was invited to give a keynote speech at the awarding conference (video). The professional engineers from Haiyang nuclear power Co. Ltd. made an on line introductory presentation and interaction on nuclear energy heating supply, and showed the innovative achievements of Haiyang nuclear energy comprehensive utilization to the international peers. News source: State Power Investment Corporation

On February 28, the inaugural meeting and the first membership meeting of the "Guohe No. 1" industrial chain alliance hosted by State Power Investment Group Co., Ltd. were held in Shanghai. The alliance was initiated by State Nuclear Power (Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Institute), the overall technical responsible unit for the "Guohe No. 1" of the State Power Investment Group Co., Ltd., and united relevant domestic construction units. It is a public welfare, but non-legal entity. Up to now, the alliance has completed a total of 17 members endorsement , covering R&D, design, equipment manufacturing, civil engineering, installation field, representing upstream and downstream state-owned and private enterprises that enjoy a certain reputation and influence in the industry. The industry chain alliance platform has taken shape.

On February 23, the first pile foundation at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Base held by China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (CNNP) holdings (a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation was laid for the China's first nuclear energy steam supply project for industrial-users, marking the beginning of the project's construction. This is another new exploring approach by CNNC and CNNP in the field of comprehensive utilization of nuclear energy after the Southern Nuclear Energy Heating (Qinshan Nuclear Power) was carried out in Haiyan, Zhejiang.

On February 25, the first pot of concrete was poured into the raft base plate of the nuclear island reactor building of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 8, marking the start of Unit 8 construction. It is the first nuclear power unit that has started construction in China for 2022.

On March 4, local time, the Hualong No. 1 overseas demonstration project and the fourth unit in the world, the No. 3 unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan, was successfully connected to the grid for the first time, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent commercial operation of the unit. So far, all four units of the Hualong No. 1 demonstration project at home and abroad have been connected to the grid for power generation.

February 19, 2022 is “the rains” in the traditional Chinese solar calendar. At this day, the third unit of Hualong No. 1 in the world and the second unit of Hualong No. 1 in China, the No. 6 unit of Fuqing Nuclear Power Station, owned by China Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation, reached 100% full power operation for the first time. All parameters are normal, laying a solid foundation for Chinese independent third-generation nuclear power Hualong No. 1 demonstration project to be fully put into commercial operation.

Frequent good news for the "national name card" Hualong No. 1 has recently spread. After the world's third Hualong No. 1 unit achieved its first full power operation, at 23:49 Beijing time on February 21, 2022,the Hualong No. 1 overseas demonstration project, the fourth unit in the world - Pakistan Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 reactor for the first time reaching the critical state marks that the unit has officially entered the stage of power operation, laying the foundation for subsequent grid-connected power generation and commercial operation. This is a solid action taken by Chinese and Pakistani nuclear scientists and workers to continue to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era between China and Pakistan, and to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and the “Belt and Road” initiative.

The year of 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Argentina. On February 1, on the first day of the traditional Chinese New Year, A good news for China's independent third-generation nuclear power technology Hualong No. 1 was announced : the Argentina Atucha Nuclear Power Plant No. 3 unit EPC contract was officially signed between the Argentine Nuclear Power Corporation and the China National Nuclear Corporation, China Zhongyuan Engineering Corporation, China Zhongyuan Engineering Corporation Argentina Branch. This is an important milestone in the nuclear energy cooperation between China and Argentina, and it is also a concrete measure for the two countries to pursuit to green and low-carbon development, address climate change, help achieve the global goal of "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality", and to jointly build a nuclear energy community with a shared future for mankind.

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