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 Kazakh...

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 (CN...

On 26 November, during the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications and the Technical Cooperation Programme in Vienna, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) hosted a side event entitled “Atoms for a Better Home”. At this event, CNNC presented the China’s...

On 12 November, the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) conducted a ceremonial shipment of Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) systems and equipment to Thailand. This event marks the official start of the construction phase of the Thai MNSR project. The MNSR, a compact research reactor inde...

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) approved the Energy Law of the People’s Republic of China at its 12th session on 8 November. The law, which will take effect from 1 January 2025, is divided into nine chapters covering general provisions, energy planning, development a...

On 4 November, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced through its WeChat platform that that the Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) assemblies, developed under the leadership of the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC), had undergone two extended cycles of irradiation testing and ope...

On 31 October, the National Energy Administration held a press conference to present the energy landscape and renewable energy grid connection for the first three quarters of the year. Dong Wancheng, Deputy Director of the Development and Planning Department, highlighted the significant progress ma...

On 31 October, the Three-Year Action Plan for the High-Quality Development of Industrial Applications of Nuclear Technology 2024-2026 was jointly issued by twelve ministries, including the China Atomic Energy Authority. The plan outlines an ambitious goal for China's industrial applications of nucle...

On 22 October, the 10th East-Asian Nuclear Forum (EANF) was successfully held in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, bringing together key nuclear stakeholders from across East Asia. The Forum was hosted by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) in cooperation with the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum...

On 14 October, Liu Jing, Vice Chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), met with Massimo Aparo, Deputy Director General for Department of Nuclear Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Beijing to discuss China’s nuclear energy development, the international ...