HTGR Fuel Elements Production Line
In March 2013, the China North Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. began construction of a fuel element production line with a targeted annual production capacity of 300,000 spherical fuel elements to be used by the 200 MWe HTGR demonstration plant in Shidao Bay, Shandong Province. The production line employs homegrown technology for producing spherical fuel elements developed by Tsinghua University. It is the first industrial production line for fuel elements in the world with Gen IV nuclear safety features. On July 17, 2017, the 200,000th HTGR spherical fuel element rolled off the production line, marking the fabrication of HTGR fuel elements on an industrial scale.
高温气冷堆燃料元件生产线
2013年3月，高温气冷堆核电站示范工程燃料元件生产线在中核北方核燃料元件有限公司开工建设，年产能为30万个球形燃料元件，为山东石岛湾20万千瓦高温气冷堆示范电站提供燃料元件。生产线以清华大学球形燃料元件制造技术作为技术依托，是我国拥有完全自主知识产权、全球第一条具有第四代核安全特征的工业化规模燃料元件生产线。2017年7月17日，高温气冷堆燃料元件生产线第20万个球形燃料元件成功下线，中国高温气冷堆元件制造实现了工业规模生产。