Technical Seminar:

“Beginning, Development, Innovation and Outlook of China General Nuclear in the four decades since the Open Door Policy”

“改革开放四十年中广核的起步、发展、创新与展望”

Programme Highlights

China General Nuclear is a leading nuclear power enterprise in China.  It developed in conjunction with the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station and has flourished with the expanding nuclear power programme of China, engaging in nuclear power generation as well as nuclear fuel supply and nuclear power plant design and development.  The speaker will provide an account of development at China General Nuclear, and an outlook of its future direction.

The seminar will be conducted in Putonghua with power point in Simplified Chinese.

Speaker

Mr LU Changshen is a senior engineer at research level and has served China General Nuclear for over 30 years, taking up numerous senior managerial and directorate positions at the holding company and its major subsidiaries.

Registration & Enquiries

This seminar is free of charge and prior registration is required. The number of participants is limited to 80 and seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis with priority given to the members of Nuclear Division. For registration, please submit online application through https://goo.gl/forms/XQNlWfcNSNbJ1dyz2.

For enquiries, please contact:

Ir Barry LEE at Tel: 3155 3950 or

Ms Yani KO at Email: hkie.yaniko@gmail.com

Disclaimer

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The Nuclear Division organized a seminar on “Beginning, Development, Innovation and Outlook of China General Nuclear in the four decades since the Open Door Policy” on 5 December 2018.  The seminar was delivered by Mr Lu Changshen with over 50 attendants.

Mr Lu has held various top managerial positions and presently serves as a director of China General Nuclear (CGN), its installed nuclear capacity ranking first in China and third in the world.  He reported that CGN began after the formation of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station that was conceived in 1978 and flourished with the Chinese Open Door Policy.  Further expansion at the Daya Bay site enables it to supply 8% of the electricity for Guangdong and 23% for Hong Kong.  Operational excellence at Daya Bay has led to high power output, environmental benefits and peer recognition, as well as initiated the nuclear power programme at CGN, which presently has 22GW of installed nuclear generating capacity and a similar quantity in renewable energy, with worldwide business in uranium mining, nuclear fuel supply, nuclear power research and development (R&D), and reactor design and construction.

In particular, CGN has developed its own reactor design that originated at Daya Bay, accompanied by co-operation with national and international institutions, extensive localized manufacture and indigenous R&D facilities that have developed nuclear fuel, digital control, robotics and small reactors.  A notable product is Hualong-1 which is an advanced reactor design under construction that meets the latest international specifications and is undergoing rigorous regulatory approval for construction in the UK.

Mr Lu observed that with growing electricity demand and the need to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, there are ample opportunities for non-carbon emitting energies including nuclear in China.

The Division gratefully acknowledged Mr Lu for providing a comprehensive insight in the development of a world scale nuclear enterprise and generating much interest among the audience.

The speaker Mr Lu (left 7th) with past Divisional Chairman Ir Alain Lam (left 5^th), and guests and committee members of the Nuclear Division

Prepared by Ir Richard Fung