The process of loading the 157 fuel assemblies into the core of unit 6 of the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province has been completed, China General Nuclear announced. The unit - the second of two ACPR-1000 reactors built as Phase II of the plant - is scheduled to begin operations later this year.

Unit 6 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province - the second of two demonstration Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors at the site - has been put into commercial operation, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced. Unit 5 became the first Hualong One to enter commercial operation last year.

Nucleoeléctrica Argentina has signed a contract with China National Nuclear Corporation to provide technical assistance to support retubing work as part of the refurbishment of China's Qinshan nuclear power plant. The Argentinean company said it is drawing on experience gained during work to extend the operating life of the Embalse nuclear power plant.

A cooperation agreement on the construction, operation and maintenance of a demonstration nuclear heating project at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning province has been signed by Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Company and State Power Investment Northeast Electric Power Company.

The lower section of the steel containment shell has been installed for the ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project at the Changjiang nuclear power plant on China's island province of Hainan.

Construction of unit 8 at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province officially got under way on 25 February with the pouring of first concrete for the reactor's nuclear island. The unit is one of four VVER-1200 reactors to be supplied by Russia to China under a 2018 agreement.

A project has started at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province to supply steam to a nearby petrochemical plant, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced. It will be China's first industrial-use nuclear energy steam supply project.

Unit 6 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province has reached 100% full power operation for the first time. Meanwhile, the National Nuclear Safety Administration has completed a comprehensive pre-operational inspection at unit 6 of the Hongyanhe plant in Liaoning province.

Welding of circumferential seams on the upper half of the reactor vessel for unit 7 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant has begun, Russia's Atommash has announced.

Nucleoeléctrica Argentina and China National Nuclear Corporation have signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the development of the Atucha 3 nuclear power plant.

After successful trials, a Chinese nuclear company is ready to use electron beam irradiation to ensure cold-chain packaging does not present an infection risk, the Global Times has reported.

Operation of the two demonstration Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors under construction at the Fangchenggang site in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region has been put back due to delays caused by COVID-19, China General Nuclear said.