Education and Training Series #68: China’s Multi-purpose – ACP100 Design and Project Progress
Part of a webinar series hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group since 2016.
Who should attend?
Policymakers, industry professionals, regulators, researchers, students, the general public.
About the "GIF Education and Training" Webinars
These webinars, organised by the GIF Education and Training Working Group are streamed live monthly. The recordings and slide decks are accessible after the webinar on this website. These webinars cover a very broad range of technical and policy related topics. At the end of 2023 they have been viewed by more than 15000 people (approximately half of the views during the live streams and the other half views being of the archives on the public GIF website). In total, the GIF webinars have reached Generation IV enthusiasts, scientists, and engineers in more than 80 countries.
These webinars are organised and hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group (ETWG).
About this Webinar
The Nuclear Power Institute of China has developed many small and medium (SMR) reactors including those used for nuclear seawater desalination, nuclear district heating, and nuclear-powered commercial ships, multi-purpose small modular pressurized reactors. Developing nuclear energy is a measure of meeting national economic development and satisfying the need for energy conservation and reduction of emissions. Large size nuclear power units are less suitable to regional networks and non-electric fields, highlighting the importance of studying small and medium reactors. Small reactors are also in high demand for developing countries and the vast Midwest of China. Domestic cities and regions are also in urgent need of nuclear energy for heating, desalination, and district heating.
Presentation made during the webinar
Meet the presenter
Dr. Song Danrong is the chief designer at the Nuclear Power Institute of China. Dr. Song earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1991, his Master’s Degree of Business Administration in 2003, and his Doctoral Degree in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the Nuclear Power Institute of China in 2009. Currently, he works as the Chief Designer of the SMR demonstration project ACP100 in China. Dr. Song specializes in small and medium reactor overall design, isotopic production reactor overall design, seawater desalination, and low temperature nuclear heating plant feasibility studies.