主催: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
会議名: 第30回 原子力工学国際会議（ICONE30）
開催日: 2023/05/21 - 2023/05/26
Achieving carbon neutrality is a big ambition, especially for China. The annual carbon emission reduction rate will have to reach an average of 8-10%. Nuclear power technology, especially advanced reactors, took an important role in green energy transition. Relying on innovation, China’s nuclear reactor technology has made the leap from the second generation to the third generation -- 51 nuclear power units in operation helped reducing 300 million tons of carbon dioxide, and is advancing on various fronts of the 4th generation reactor technologies. Among the six 4th generation reactors recommended by Generation IV International Forum, most of them are the fast reactors. For now, the sodium cooled reactor is the main route of choice in China. The closed fuel cycle can reprocess the spent fuel generated by the nuclear power plant and recycle the reprocessed product. It improves the utilization rate of uranium resources, as well as the safety management conditions of spent fuel and make nuclear development more environmentally friendly. In the meantime, China is also carrying out research on other types of advanced reactors such as high-temperature gas cooled reactors and small modular reactors. There will be enhanced investment and policy support in nuclear energy to facilitate more advanced technologies.
