On November 23, China General Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd. Suzhou Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as "CGN Suzhou Institute") led the declaration of the international standard ISO AWI/23225.4 "Nuclear Power Plants Corrosion Control Engineering Life Cycle — General Requirements" was formally approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Management Bureau (TMB). This standard is the first international standard that CGN has led the declaration and successfully established a project in the field of nuclear power. At the same time, Mr. Sun Yongliang of CGN Suzhou Institute became the nominated expert of the Chinese delegation of the standard setting project team and served as the project team leader. (News source: Nuclear Energy)

At 1:12 on November 11, the No. 2 reactor of the Huaneng Shidao Bay HTGRs Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration Project, a major national science and technology project, achieved the first criticality in air atmosphere, marking that both reactors of the demonstration project have entered the power operation state with nuclear. At present, the demonstration project No. 1 reactor has completed the zero-power physical test in the low-power stage under helium atmosphere, and is carrying out subsequent charging to advance to the goal of grid-connected power generation for the first time. Reactor No. 2 will follow the test path of Reactor No. 1 for atmosphere conversion and follow-up tests. (News source: China Huaneng Group CO., LTD.)

On the morning of November 3, the 2020 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Academician Gu Songfen of Aviation Industry Corporation of China and Academician Wang Dazhong of Tsinghua University won the highest national science and technology award. Academician Wang Dazhong is an internationally renowned nuclear energy scientist, strategic scientist, and educator.

According to a report from Baoji TV on October 9, recently, the first phase of SPIC Haiyang Nuclear Power completed the second cycle refueling and loading 128 sets of fuel assemblies. The first batch of 33,792 domestic nuclear-grade zirconium materials used in the assemblies was produced and supplied by the State Nuclear Power Zirconium Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SPIC. The two units achieved full power operation for 1030 days, and successfully completed the first cycle operation of the full-life domestic nuclear-grade zirconium material in the reactor.

On October 12, Mr. Zhang Kejian, Director of the National Atomic Energy Agency of China, and Mr. Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, jointly witnessed the signing of an agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Beijing Geological Research Institute of the China National Nuclear Corporation in the form of a video conference, designating the Beijing Institute of Geology of China National Nuclear Corporation as the "IAEA High-Level Waste Geological Disposal Collaboration Center".

On October 8, 2021, a spokesperson for Bradwell Power Generation Co. Ltd. stated that the UK's General Design Assessment (GDA) for the design of China's "Hualong No.1" was expected to be completed in early 2022.

As of August 28, Yangjiang Nuclear Power Unit No. 1 has been operating safely for 2,500 consecutive days. Since it was put into commercial operation on March 25, 2014, Yangjiang Nuclear Power Unit 1 has been adhering to the basic principles of "safety first, quality first, and pursuit of excellence", thoroughly practicing the "strict and cautious" work style, and maintaining the unit in safely stable operation. Among the 12 WANO (World Association of Nuclear Operators) pressurized water reactor performance indicators, the Unit 1 of Yangjiang Nuclear Power has 10 items reaching advanced values in 2020 and 2021 respectively, accounting for more than 80%. (News source: China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd.)

At 16:09 on August 21, as one of the China major national science and technology projects with completely independent intellectual property rights, Huaneng Shidao Bay High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration Project successfully loaded the first batch of nuclear fuels into the No. 1 reactor, marking the world's first pebble bed modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor has formally entered the state of "nuclear operation", which lays a solid foundation for grid-connected power generation this year. This is China Huaneng's practical action to implement the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jin Ping on the Shidao Bay high-temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power demonstration Project. It is of great significance to contributing to achieving the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality strategy, maintaining the global leading advantage in the generation IV advanced nuclear energy technology, and positioning the heights of the world's nuclear power industry. (News source: China Huaneng)

August 20th is theWorld Mosquito Day. The China National Atomic Energy Agency's Nuclear Technology (Sterile Insects) R&D Center established by Sun Yat-sen University applies nuclear technology to "killing mosquitoes." It sounds unbelievable. In fact, by the use of radiation in the laboratory to destroy the fertility of male mosquitoes is an application of nuclear technology. The research work of the center has been highly recognized by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

On August 10, the “Shandong Nuclear Power Technology and Safety Technology Innovation Center” applied by Shandong Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. was officially approved by the Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology. It becomes one of the 22 provincial-level technological innovation centers approved to be built in Shandong Province. "Shandong Nuclear Power Technology and Safety Technology Innovation Center" is the first nuclear power technology innovation center in Shandong Province. Shandong Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., as the main organized unit, is jointly cooperated for preparation with Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute and Yantai University.