On 19 December 2024, the China Institute of Atomic Energy announced that its Institute of Nuclear Technology has successfully developed a fast-response pulsed radiation dosimeter designed to monitor short pulses and high dose rates. This innovation fills a gap in domestic instruments for dynamic pulsed radiation dosimetry research. The dosimeter achieves a response rate of more than 80% to pulse

On 10 December 2024, Qinshan Nuclear Power announced the official launch of its dedicated 5G network at a conference. This marks a significant milestone as Qinshan Nuclear Power becomes the first nuclear power base in China to achieve full 5G network coverage within the plant. Construction of the 5G network project began in October 2022. Over the course of 26 months and the overhaul of nine units,

On 23 December 2024, the formula for vitrification of high-level liquid waste using a ceramic electric furnace, jointly developed by China Nuclear Power Engineering and Wuhan University of Technology, was successfully tested and accepted at China's first cold bench for vitrification of high-level liquid waste in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province.This achievement represents a significant breakthrough in

On 16 December 2024, China officially released its independently developed emergency diesel generators for nuclear power plants, known as “Nuclear Diesel One”. These generators have achieved a number of key performance and reliability indicators that meet international standards. This is the first time that China has fully developed the independent design and manufacturing capability of emergenc

On 14 December 2024, irradiation tests of isotope production targets in heavy water reactors were successfully conducted at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (QNPP). This achievement means that QNPP now has the capability to conduct irradiation tests for various radioisotopes, such as yttrium-90, in heavy water reactors. This marks the establishment of China's first isotope research and developm

On 10 December 2024, Wang Hongzhi, head of the National Energy Administration (NEA), met with Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev in Beijing. The two sides held in-depth discussions on cooperation in nuclear energy, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.Wang Hongzhi stressed the importance of effectively implementing the outcomes of the heads of state meeting. He called f

On 4 December 2024, Shen Yanfeng, President of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), and his team visited the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) for a working exchange. Cao Shudong, Executive Vice President of CNEA, held discussions with Shen Yanfeng and his team, focusing on leveraging their respective strengths to enhance cooperation and support each other’s work.Cao Shudong empha

On 5 December 2024, Wang Hongzhi, head of the National Energy Administration, spoke at the 2025 National Energy Conference. He said that 11 units in five projects, including the Jiangsu Xuwei project, had been approved in 2024. This brings the total number of nuclear power units in operation, under construction and approved in China to 102, with an installed capacity of 113GWe, making China th

On 28 November, Ren Jingdong, Deputy Director of the National Energy Administration of China, and Alibek Zhamauov, Vice-Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, co-chaired the 13th meeting of the Energy Committee of the China-Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation in Kazakhstan. During the meeting, they signed the minutes, marking a step forward in bilateral energy coope

A major milestone was reached on 28 November at 7:46 am when Unit 1 of the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant successfully connected to the grid for the first time. This event marks an important step forward in the mass construction of the Hualong One reactor by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).The Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant, known as the starting point for the mass construction of Hual