Session 3
Document-3 CHNCountry Report of China
Mr. ZHANG Jianhua
Vice Chairman
China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA)
Respected Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, good morning!
Entrusted by Chairman ZHANG Kejian of CAEA, I’m very pleased to head the delegation
to attend this FNCA Ministerial Meeting. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Forumof Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNCA). Over the past 20 years, the FNCA has provided avery good platform for promoting the international cooperation and exchanges in the use ofnuclear energy and technology in Asia. China appreciates this, and is willing to continuously
take an active part in the activities under this mechanism, contribute our wisdom, and jointly
make positive contributions to the peaceful, safe and sustainable development of nuclear
energy in the region.
This year coincides with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic ofChina. Through more than half a century of hard work, China has established a complete
nuclear industry development system, formed an internationally competitive nuclear
equipment manufacturing capability, and built a relatively sound management system andexperienced talent team. China adheres to the development concept of innovation,coordination, green, open and sharing, and explored a road of nuclear energy developmentwith Chinese characteristics. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you the latest
progress made by China in the use of nuclear energy and technology.
I. Building a complete industrial chain, and promoting the coordinated development ofnuclear energy
Affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident and the global economic slowdown, China'snuclear power development has slowed down in recent years, but the growth momentum has
not changed. The advanced third-generation nuclear power technologies have graduallyrealized large-scale application in China. Fuqing 5, the first HPR1000, has started systemcommissioning, and the first four AP1000 units and two EPR units have been put into
operation successively. So far, there are 47 operating nuclear power plants in mainland China,
and 12 are under construction. China attaches great importance to building the basic
capability of nuclear scientific research, and has established a nuclear energy scientificresearch system, including nuclear basic research, applied research, and engineering research,
and a number of advanced large-scale nuclear research bases. A great deal of basic andengineering researches have been carried out in the fields of nuclear reactor, nuclear fuelcycle, accelerator, and nuclear fusion, and outstanding achievements have been made.
II. Vigorously promoting the application of non-nuclear power technologies to serve thewell-being of the people
At present, more than 400 organizations in China are engaged in the R&D and production of1

nuclear science and technology, and thousands of organizations have participated in theirapplication, forming a relatively complete industrial system. The annual output value hasexceeded CNY 300 billion, and the annual growth rate has been maintained at about 20
percent. Nuclear technology is widely used in industry, agriculture, medical care, public
safety and other fields, and some representative nuclear technology application products also
emerged, which has had a positive impact worldwide.
In nuclear agronomy, the mutant plant varieties cultivated by Chinese scientists account fornearly 1/3 of the total number in the world; the total amount of radiation processing ofagricultural products is roughly 500 thousand tons, accounting for about 1/2 of the global total;
In safety and security, the nuclear detection technique is widely used. The large
container/vehicle inspection equipment developed by Nuctech Company Limited (Nuctech)has been exported to more than 160 countries and regions, which has won a very good
reputation. In environmental protection, China has built the world’s largest accelerator
project for wastewater treatment, with a daily treatment capacity of 30000 m3/d, which fullyshows the good application prospect of nuclear technology in the field of environmental
protection. In the field of human health, the application of medical linear accelerators in
China is rapidly popularizing. At present, nearly 2000 accelerators have been used. Important
progress has been made in proton and heavy ion therapy techniques and high current proton
cyclotron. Radiotherapy has become one of the three main clinical treatments for tumor
patients in China. In addition, Sun Yat-sen University in China has made breakthroughs in
insect incompatible technique and insect sterilization technique, and its research findings andapplication results have been reported as a long paper in the NATURE magazine. The
combination of insect incompatible technique and insect sterilization technique (IIT-SIT) is
currently the most safe and effective mosquito-borne biological control technology, which caneffectively eliminate mosquito-borne populations, so as to reduce the prevalence ofmosquito-borne infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and Zika fever, and improve
people's health.
III. Building an in-depth protection for nuclear safety and security to ensure thesustainable development of nuclear energy
China has always adhered to the view of “rationality, coordination and joint progress” onnuclear safety and security, and the principle of “Safety First”. China has also maintained agood record of nuclear safety and security. The first white paper on nuclear safety, Nuclear
Safety in China, was published on September 3, 2019, which expounded the fundamental
principles and policy propositions on nuclear safety, shared the concept and practice ofnuclear safety regulation, and effectively responded to the public concerns over nuclear safety.
In terms of nuclear security, China has implemented a strict licensing system for nuclear
materials and radioactive sources, formed an effective regulatory system, and regularly
carried out nuclear security exercises to enhance the capability in response to nuclear
terrorism threat. China places a high value on international cooperation in nuclear security.
Since the establishment of the Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security in 2016 in Beijing,
more than 160 international and regional training workshops and seminars were hosted, and2nearly 3000 domestic and foreign trainees were trained. In September 2019, the Cooperation
Agreement on IAEA Collaborating Center for Nuclear Security Technologies was signed
between CAEA and IAEA. China is willing to make the best of the cooperation center tomake a greater contribution to promoting the cooperation and exchanges, and improving thecapability for nuclear security in the region.
IV. Paying much attention to the cultivation of professional personnel to build a highly
qualified personnel team
China has established an education and training mechanism for nuclear professionals
through the interconnection of higher learning institutions, scientific research institutes andenterprises, so as to constantly improve the technical capability and professional attainment ofnuclear professionals. In order to help developing countries train nuclear professionals, the“Chinese Government Atomic Energy Scholarship” was established by CAEA in cooperation
with IAEA. In the past two years, nearly 80 master and doctoral student vacancies of nuclear
engineering were provided for developing countries concerned in Asia and Africa.
V. Strengthening international cooperation and exchanges, and jointly building a
nuclear community with shared future
As the largest developing country in the world, the development of nuclear industry in China
is still unbalanced and inadequate. Therefore, the Chinese government places emphasis on
carrying out technical cooperation and exchanges with countries around the world andinternational organizations. We are not only carrying out technological exchanges withadvanced countries in nuclear energy, but also willing to share experiences in nuclear energy
development with the vast number of developing countries. With the help of multilateral andbilateral cooperation platform, and other mechanisms such as the Belt and the Road initiative,
we can share China's the capability and experience in equipment manufacturing andengineering construction for the nuclear power technologies with intellectual properties suchas HPR1000 and HTGR projects, so as to provide China's solution for the development ofnuclear energy and application of nuclear technologies in the region.
Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,
The FNCA has gone through an extraordinary course of 20 years. Looking back on the past,
we trusted and helped each other, actively carried out cooperation and exchanges to meet theneeds of various countries, and made important contributions to promoting the economic andsocial development of the Asian region. Looking out for the future, Asia will still be the mostactive region full of vigor and vitality for nuclear energy development in the world. TheFNCA will have a brilliant future. China is willing to work with all member states to continue
to do a good job in the following areas:
Firstly, adhering to win-win cooperation with a more open and sharing attitude
The development of nuclear energy shares common interests of all mankind. No country can
do it alone. Only by working together can we effectively combat the global and regional
issues such as the climate change, ecological protection, and nuclear non-proliferation,achieve the UN's sustainable development goals in 2030, and jointly discussing and building a3

nuclear community with a shared future. We should further expand the opening and sharingof nuclear science and technology in the region, promote the technology transfer in the fieldof nuclear technology applications, and jointly open up a new situation for the sustainable
development of nuclear energy.
Secondly, strictly abiding by the lifeline of nuclear safety and security
The experience and lessons of the Fukushima accident shows us that it will seriously
endanger the development of global nuclear energy industry in the event of a nuclear safety
accident. The current increasingly serious situation of terrorism threat also makes
strengthening nuclear security to combat nuclear terrorism a common consensus of theinternational community. We should always maintain a sense of crisis, strengthen the state
responsibility, strictly fulfill the international obligations, and take effective measures toimprove the level of nuclear safety and security, so as to ensure that everything is foolproof.
Thirdly, strengthening public communication, and improving public acceptance
Public acceptance of nuclear energy is a problem that cannot be ignored in formulating thenuclear energy development strategy. Therefore, while improving the economy and safety of
nuclear energy systems, it is necessary to further strengthen the communication with andscience popularization and publicity for the public, reverse the social ideological trend ofanti-nuclear, fear of nuclear, and turning pale at the mention of nuclear, and create a good
public opinion environment for the sustainable development of the nuclear energy industry.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The wide use of nuclear energy and technologies for the benefit of the public is a long lasting
dream and expectation of the mankind. Someday, our common dream will certainly come true,
with the booming of nuclear energy. China is willing to constantly share our achievements
and experiences of in the application and development of nuclear energy and technology withother member states, carry out practical cooperation, and make greater contributions to thedevelopment and peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the Asian region.
Thanks for your attention!

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