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05 May 2016
China's CAP1400 reactor design has successfully passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) Generic Reactor Safety Review (GRSR), the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI) announced today.
An artist's impression of how a plant based on the CAP1400 could appear (Image: SNPTC)
The GRSR process reviews the completely- or partially-developed safety cases of new reactor designs that are not yet in the licensing stage. It involves an international team of experts evaluating design safety case claims against selected and applicable IAEA safety standards. The review is not a clearance process but a review of the quality of the safety documents identifying strengths, weaknesses and gaps.
SNERDI - a subsidiary of the State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) - signed an agreement with the IAEA last July for a GRSR review of the CAP1400 design.
The company has now announced that the design successfully completed the GRSR review, with the IAEA submitting its final GRSR evaluation report on 27 April.
The CAP1400 is an enlarged version of the AP1000 pressurized water reactor developed from the Westinghouse original by SNPTC with consulting input from the Toshiba-owned company. As one of China's 16 strategic projects under its National Science and Technology Development Plan, the CAP1400 is intended to be deployed in large numbers across the country. The reactor design may also be exported.
In a statement, SNERDI said: "The successful completion of the IAEA Generic Reactor Safety Review marks further recognition of the CAP1400 by the international authority, laying a solid foundation for the CAP1400 to participate in international competition at a higher level."
International use of the CAP1400 is still dependent on meeting country-specific standards and requirements, but passing the IAEA safety review will make this process easier.
In September 2014, the Chinese nuclear regulator approved the preliminary safety analysis report of the CAP1400 reactor design following a 17-month review. The National Nuclear Safety Administration's safety review involved more than 260 experts, 30 meetings to discuss it and responding to more than 5000 questions, according to SNPTC. As a result of the review, more than 1000 work orders were drawn up.
Site preparation is already underway for two demonstration CAP1400 units at Huaneng Group's Shidaowan site in Shandong province. The pouring of first concrete is expected to take place soon.
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SamuraiBlue
Captain
Tokyo University is actually over rated.
There are a lot of interesting Universities in Japan that specializes in various researches.
One would be Kindai which is the first institute that developed a method of fully closed cultivated blue fin tunas. The kids that graduate from that class are guaranteed employment from one the many fish farms and other companies related to the industry that makes millions just breeding tuna.
Another is Tokai University solar car research which is counted as the forerunner in solar car development as champion at the world solar car race held every year.
antiterror13
Brigadier
Interesting, you should email your opinions to the organisation, who knows they may offer you a high position there
I am sure you are right, also I am 100% absolute sure they know what they are doing
Equation
Lieutenant General
Yes but Tokyo U. probably has a lot more R&D funding in various subjects than Kindai or Tokai U.
SamuraiBlue
Captain
True but funding does not equate to a breakthrough or new findings. Kindai took I believe 20 years in perfecting the blue fin tuna full closed cultivation process. Now they are funding their own research by selling the results of their research. In fact the Tuna all shipped from their research facility receives a graduation "Diploma" as a certificate that they are from Kindai.
Equation
Lieutenant General
Yes, but that's how these University rankings are based on...money or donations from alumnus.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
antiterror13
Brigadier
I'm just looking at R&D metrics, and had some interesting thoughts.
At the moment, China has approximately 2 R&D personnel per 1000 people. Yet we can see the Korea figure at 12.
If this were applied to China, that would equate to an increase from 3 million to 13 million R&D jobs. But of course, it would take time and money to get to this point and also require a supportive investment environment - as most R&D spend is undertaken by private business anyway - for very good reasons.
But given that China's target is 10 million new jobs every year, 10million R&D jobs would be a meaningful contribution. So it could be argued that R&D spending could be used as a short/medium-term jobs or training programme, but which would yield a significant long-term economic benefit.
At a minimum, this sort of spending would be labour intensive and way better than the current system of subsidies for sunset industries or unneeded investment.
Plus 13million researchers would comfortably be greater than the rest of the world combined - so what would be the chances of China becoming a wealthy and high-tech country? After all, domestic Chinese sales are already large enough to support thriving and competitive marketplaces for most categories of goods and services.
At the moment, China has approximately 2 R&D personnel per 1000 people. Yet we can see the Korea figure at 12.
If this were applied to China, that would equate to an increase from 3 million to 13 million R&D jobs. But of course, it would take time and money to get to this point and also require a supportive investment environment - as most R&D spend is undertaken by private business anyway - for very good reasons.
But given that China's target is 10 million new jobs every year, 10million R&D jobs would be a meaningful contribution. So it could be argued that R&D spending could be used as a short/medium-term jobs or training programme, but which would yield a significant long-term economic benefit.
At a minimum, this sort of spending would be labour intensive and way better than the current system of subsidies for sunset industries or unneeded investment.
Plus 13million researchers would comfortably be greater than the rest of the world combined - so what would be the chances of China becoming a wealthy and high-tech country? After all, domestic Chinese sales are already large enough to support thriving and competitive marketplaces for most categories of goods and services.