On 17 November, Ambassador Li Song, China’s Permanent Representative to the IAEA, actively promoted the four initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping: the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiati...

On 1 November, the 2MWt thorium-based molten salt reactor developed by the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics successfully converted thorium into uranium fuel for the first time, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This is the first time globally that thorium has been introduced into a ...

The China-Russia Joint Coordination Meeting on Nuclear Safety was held in Beijing on 29 October. Dong Baotong, Administrator of China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA), attended and addressed the meeting. Alexander Trembitsky, Chairman of the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nu...

On 16 October, Linglong One — the world’s first commercial onshore small modular reactor, and China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) multi-purpose small modular reactor demonstration project in Changjiang, Hainan Province — completed the cold functional test of the primary circuit. This achie...

On 14 October, the second ministerial meeting of the World Fusion Energy Group (WFEG) and the 30th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Fusion Energy Conference opened in Chengdu, Sichuan. At the opening ceremony, Zhang Guoqing, Vice Premier of the State Council and member of the Political Bure...

On 5 September 2025, at the 8th Conference on Public Communication in Nuclear Power in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, the China Nuclear Energy Association unveiled its key accomplishments in the field of industrial aesthetics for nuclear power plants. These include the theoretical framework, the visual com...

On 17 September, the main structure of the cooling tower for Unit 1 of the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project, which is being developed by the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) in Guangdong, was successfully completed. As the world’s largest nuclear power cooling tower, this achievement marks ...

On 12 September, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress passed the Atomic Energy Law of the People’s Republic of China. The law is due to take effect on 15 January 2026. Its aims are to ensure the peaceful research, development and utilization of atomic ...

On 3 and 22 August, Dong Baotong, Administrator of the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA), visited SPIC Nuclear Energy and China National Nuclear Power (CNNP) for a working inspection.After receiving briefings on SPIC Nuclear Energy’s operations, reform implementation, and safety manag...

The 15th Top Regulators Meeting (TRM) on Nuclear Safety between China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) took place in Beijing on 24–25 July. Dong Baotong, Vice-Minister of Ecology and Environment and Administrator of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, attended the meeting and deliver...