China Atomic Energy Authority has launched the Global Network for SMR Innovation with the aim of supporting small modular reactor technology progress, standards and deployment "helping make nuclear energy safer, more affordable and more accessible in support of climate action and sustainable development".
 

Site levelling and excavation work for the second phase of the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang Province has begun, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. The site will eventually house six HPR1000 (Hualong One) units.
 

The President of China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, Ma Yuanhua, shared their "thinking and practice" in developing a fleet-based construction process which now has a target of 56 months for new nuclear power units.
 

Full-scale site levelling work for the initial phase of the Laiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong Province has begun, State Power Investment Corporation announced. The site will eventually house six Guohe One (CAP1400) units.
 

Cold functional tests have been completed at unit 4 of the Changjiang nuclear power plant in China's Hainan province, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.
 

The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the reactor building of unit 2 at the Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant. It is the second of six HPR1000 (Hualong One) units planned for the site in China's Shandong province.
 

The outer dome of the double-layered containment building has been installed at unit 1 of the Xudabao nuclear power plant in Liaoning Province, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.
 

The full-scope simulator for units 1 and 2 of the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning province has entered operation and will be used for training operators of the two CAP1000 reactors.
 

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility recently signed a contract to supply ultra-large forged components for steam generators at units 5 and 6 of the Laiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong Province.