GLOBALIZING ON NUCLEAR POWER

正China’s nuclear industry gains momentum,aiming to be the world’s major exporter On December 16,2015,the State Council authorized the construction of two nuclear power projects—a pilot project of China’s third-generation nuclear power technology at the Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the expansion of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang,east China’s Jiangsu Province.     

The Year of Nuclear Power

<正>2015 sees a surge of several new nuclear power projects in China By Wang JunTwo generating units—titled No.5 and6—of Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant in northeast China's Liaoning Province were approved for construction in March,resuming China's nuclear power program after Japan's nuclear crisis in 2011.On April 15,the State Council executive meeting approved the construction of a pilot unit by Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant in southeast China's Fujian Province,using the Hualong One reactor design,a domestically developed thirdgeneration nuclear reactor design.This year will see the beginning of the greatest number of nuclear power projects in a single year in China since the 2011 crisis,with six to eight units being approved and eight units going online,said Zhang Huazhu,Chairman of the China Nuclear Energy Association(CNEA),at the annual conference of the association on April 22.According to CNEA figures,China ranks     

Development and Environmental Improvement in Tandem

On July 30. the first-phase construction of Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Station in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region got underway. This is one of the 23 major projects in the new round of Western China Development and also the first nuclear power station to be built in an ethnicminority region.     

Layout of China's Nuclear Power Plants

Plants in operation Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant-total installed capacity of 2.956 gigawatts The first stage started construction in March 1985, was incorporated into grids in December 1991 and began business operation in April 1994. It has an installed capacity of 300     

OVM Wins the Bid for a Nuclear Power Research Project

正The Liu zhou OVM Machinery Co.Ltd.(OVM)recently won the bid offered by China Nuclear Power Engineering C o.L t d.f o r t h e research and development of a steel joint used in the shell of a third-generation nuclear power plant that protects the plant from being hit by big commercial planes.Ever since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster which occurred at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant on March 11,2011,countries around the world have improved the safety standards for nuclear power plants.In China,another shell is built around the containment     

China's Nuclear Power Plants in Operation

<正>Qinshan Plant Phase I Located in Haiyan,Zhejiang Province,Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant Phase I is t he first 300-megawatt pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant independently designed,constructed,operated and managed by China.The plant came into commercial operation in April 1994.     

Reassessing Power

<正>Fukushima accident increases global concern over nuclear safety The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan has had an immediate impact on resurgent interest in nuclear power worldwide.Numerous governments have announced plans to re-examine nuclear energy policy and review the safety of their reactors and the adequacy of their regulatory frameworks.     

Nuclear Ambitions

China will begin to build the world's first third-generation nuclear power plant at the Sanmen Nuclear Power Project in Sanmen City, coastal Zhejiang Province, in March 2009, accord-ing to the State Nuclear Power Technology Corp.     

Nuclear Energy——Proceed with Caution

AT the National Energy Work Conference in January 2011,the Chinese government doubled its 2020 target for installed nuclear energy capacity which was set four years ago,to 86 million kW.The country’s current energy shortage partly drives the decision as does its ongoing commitment to the international community for energy conservation and emission reduction.According to up-to-date statistics from the Nuclear Energy Institute of the U.S.that were made available at the conference,the number of nuclear power plants under construction in China accounts for more than 40 percent of the global total,ranking China first in the world for number of plants under construction.     

A HUGE HEART

<正>A Hualong One ZH-65 steam generator is loaded onto a freight ship in Guangzhou,capital of south China's Guangdong Province,on October 17.The cutting-edge steam generator will be installed at the Fuqing Nuclear Plant in southeast China's Fujian Province,the first nuclear power project to use the technology.As China's third-generation nuclear reactor,Hualong One meets higher safety requirements and is competitive with other advanced nuclear     

ECONOMY

正Restructuring Nuclear Power Firms The State Council has approved the restructuring of two leading Chinese nuclear power companies,China National Nuclear Corp.(CNNC)and China Nuclear Engineering and Construction Group Corp.Ltd.(CNEC),according to an official announcement on January 31.CNEC will be taken over by CNNC,according to the announcement by the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.The move will reduce the number     

MARKET WATCH

Powering the Future China had the most nuclear power facilities under construction among world powers in 2009.Nuclear power,as well as other alternative energies,is developing rapidly in China due to the country's commitment to a low-carbon economy.     

Ensuring Nuclear Safety

<正>The Fukushima accident precipitates overall safety inspection by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Corp The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan had barely made headlines around the world when China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Corp.(CGNPC),a nuclear power magnate in China,organized     

Powering up

China building the world’s first third-generation nuclear power plants based on American technology Almost 30 years ago, a partial core meltdown occurred in one of the two nuclear reactors at Three Mile llsland Nuclear Generating Station in     

Nuclear Power To Continue

Nuclear power is a good choice for clean energy, but China must ensure its safe use The first unit of the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station in Dalian, Liaoning Province began operation at 3:09 p.m.on February 17.     

More Power To Domestic Design

When the first nuclear power unit using Hualong One, the first China-designed reactor, started commercial operations on January 30, it heralded a series of breakthroughs. It symbolized progress in third-generation nuclear technology, propelling China into the rank of leading nuclear power technology providers such as the United States, France and Russia.     

Nuclear Security Commitments

正The Fourth Nuclear Security Summit—to be held in Washington,D.C.from March31 to April 1—will be of particular importance with regards to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s recent announcement that it will conduct a nuclear warhead explosion test and the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in March.President Xi Jinping will attend the summit and elaborate on the global nuclear security situation and China’s nuclear security concept.     

Photo News

April 11, 2013 The Shanghai Tower, currently under construction, reached 501.3 meters as its 108th loor was completed. With a planned height of 632 meters, the skyscraper will be the tallest in China.March 29, 2013 Construction of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in Shandong Provicne is currently underway. Workers recently installed a steel dome that will roof the No. 1 generator.April 7, 2013 The most decorated amateur boxer in Chinese history, Zou Shiming, a     

Getting More Out Of Nuclear Power

China's first nuclear power plant generated 31 billion kw/h electricity from 1991 to 2007 Major repair work on the first phase of the Qinshan nuclear power plant,which began operation in 1991 as China's first nuclear power plant,was completed on January 13,2008.The overhaul has improved the reliability and safety of the reactors and given the oper- ators experience for running,repairing     

Decisive Stage of All-round Construction of Well-off Society Is a New Opportunity for China's Human Rights Cause

正The p eriod of"The 13th Five-Year Plan"for national socioeconomic development(2016-2020)is a decisive stage of completion of all-round construction of a moderately prosperous society in China,and the year of 2016 is the first annum of this decisive stage.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)headed by General Secretary Xi Jinping has,with a new stance and new ideas,set strategic tasks