Nuclear Science & Tech
Application in China
FNCA Symposium, Oct. 28 2005, TokyoMeinan Ni
China Institute of Atomic Energy
China National Nuclear Corporation

Outline Overview of China Nuclear Industry
 Applications on Nuclear Technology
 Nuclear Power Generation in China
 Collaboration in Nuclear Tech application
between China and Japan

Overview of China Nuclear Industry
 This year is 50-year anniversary of Chinese
nuclear industry establishment, also 20-year
anniversary of China joining International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

 China has become the world’s second
largest consumer of energy. Today, it is oneof the fastest growing producers of nuclear
electric power in the world. Eight new large
reactors are currently under construction,
which will almost double the existing nuclear
generating capacity.

 By the end of 2003, more than 300 Chinese
enterprises are engaged in the nuclear
technology application. The total output
value reaches more than JP￥0.5 trillion.
Under Estimation in 2010, this number will
surpass JP￥1.2 trillion.

 Ionizing radiation is increasingly applied in
medicine and is firmly established as an essential
tool for diagnosis and therapy of major diseases.
 China now has 43,000 departments of diagnostic
radiology in hospitals across the country, with
120,000 radiation technicians. Nuclear medicine
has been applied in 2,500 hospitals. To date,
China operates 500 linear accelerators, 600
teletherapy and 400 brachytherapy machines forthe treatment of cancer.

 China is home to fully one-fifth of the world´s 6
billion-plus people, which it manages to feed onjust 7 percent of the world’s arable land. It has
achieved this by harnessing science andtechnology and modern soil and watermanagement to maximize use of its relatively
scarce resource base for food production.
 Nuclear science and technology – including
mutation breeding, tracer techniques, and foodirradiation – continue to play a vital role in theseachievements.

Applications on Nuclear Technology

Radioactive Cancer Therapy
High inhibition rate of tumor cells with low dose
chemical modified Carbon-60 nano-particles

Xing GM.(IHEP,CAS) et.al, Nano Letters on Web, Sep.27 2005

Waste water processing system

Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR)
with Nuclear pore technology

Waste water processing system(Jiading dis.,Shanghai, 60 Ton/day )XPCI Image System

Hard X-ray XPCI Image

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Radiation Breeding Mutation
 There are over 510 new crop species inabout 40 kinds of plants developed byradiation breeding mutation in China, i.e. 1/4of total mutated species planted in the world.
 The planting area of mutated crops is about
9 million hectares per year, nearly 10% of
total planting area in China.
 The production of economic plants
increases 3~4 billion kg benefiting fromradiation breeding mutation.

Radiation Breeding Mutation

Original wheat species

Mutated wheat species

Radiation Breeding Mutation

Container Scanning System

Tsinghua THSCAN Container Scanning System

Nuclear Power Generation in China

Nuclear Power Production 47,800 GWh(e)Proportion in Total power Production 2.2%

List of nuclear power plants in China

Qinshan-3 nuclear power plant According to the preliminary research, in2020 the Chinese nuclear electricity
production will surpass 4% of the total
electricity production. At that time, 1.2 trillion
tons of crude coal will be saved per year,
thus will save the limited energy resource onearth and reduce the stress of environmental
protection and transportation as well.

Accelerator Driven System (ADS)Power generation combined with nuclear waste mutation and nuclear fuel proliferation

Collaboration in Nuclear Techapplication between China and Japan The widespread use of electron acceleratorsand non-destructive testing techniques inChina for numerous industrial applications
has also been promoted with cooperation ofJapan enterprises.

Japan EBARA
Electron Beam Desulfurization System

Located in Chengdu thermoelectricity plant, Sichuan, China

Anti-bio-terrorism

Post sterilization with NUCTECH mini electron linear accelerator

Anti-nuke-terrorism

THSCAN Radioactive Monitor

 Surveys for improved water management
using isotope hydrology and the use ofnuclear technology for environmental
monitoring and control have likewise
become practical and beneficial with themultilateral cooperation including support byJapanese nuclear industries.

Underground river discovered under
Chinese desert area by tracing 18O

Jian Sheng Chen et.al, Nature 432, 459-460, 2004

Prospect At present, contribution of Nuclear Technology
in total GDP is about 0.4% in China (4% in
GDP of Japan), which implies there is apotentially huge market of nuclear technology
application in China and a bright future forcooperation between China and Japan.

Thanks to MEXT Program !

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