High-end institute signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Swedish delegation

From October 7 to 15, 2017, a four-person Swedish radioactive waste disposal delegation was invited to China for an official visit to the Tianjin High-end Equipment Research Institute of Tsinghua University (referred to as the "High-end Institute") and other relevant units in the industry. The visiting Swedish delegation includes Mr. Magnus Holmqvist, CEO of Swedish Radioactive Waste Management International Company (SKB International AB), Dr. Peter Wikberg, scientific research director of Swedish Radioactive Waste Management nslehantering AB (SKB), Professor Waclaw Gudowski of Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), and Ms. Anna Rockstr, International Coordinator of Swedish NOVA_Oskarshamn. During the two-day visit to the high-end institute, Zhang Xiangjun and Woodmin, vice presidents of the high-end institute, Sheng Xuan Yu, director of the Institute of Advanced Energy equipment Technology (hereinafter referred to as "Advanced Energy Institute"), and others participated in the reception work. The two sides conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges, and achieved satisfactory results.

On October 10, after arriving at the high-end hospital, the Swedish delegation first visited the exhibition hall of the hospital's achievements and listened to a detailed introduction about the construction process, development status and operation mode of the hospital. the members of the delegation showed strong interest in the scientific research achievements of the hospital and fully affirmed the technical strength of the high-end hospital in intelligent manufacturing and high-end equipment. In the subsequent exchange and discussion, Vice President Zhang Xiangjun first extended a warm welcome to the Swedish delegation on behalf of the high-end institute, and gave a detailed introduction to the scientific and technological transformation and industrial incubation model of our institute. Director Sheng Xuan Yu also gave a detailed introduction to the achievements, progress and project performance of Advanced Energy in the field of nuclear power. Professor Waclaw Gudowski, as the earliest researcher in the field of ADS-related technology in the world, introduced his own experience on technology research and development in this field. Mr. Magnus Holmqvist, CEO of SKB International, elaborated on the research foundation and engineering practical experience of SKB Company in radioactive waste disposal, and introduced the practices and routes of radioactive waste disposal in Sweden, expressing the desire of SKB Company to actively seek partners and develop the Chinese radioactive waste disposal market. The coordinator, Ms. Anna Rockstr, then introduced the development of the Swedish port city Oskarshamn, where SKB is located, and their experience in increasing public acceptance of nuclear facilities.

Swedish Delegation Visits Exhibition Hall

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From the afternoon of October 10 to the morning of October 11, Vice President Woodman and Director Sheng Xuan Yu conducted formal cooperation negotiations on behalf of our hospital. It was pointed out at the meeting that radioactive waste disposal has not yet formed a set of mature engineering solutions in China, and the spent fuel pools of some domestic commercial nuclear power plants are close to saturation. How to properly dispose of these radioactive wastes is an urgent problem that my country needs to solve. Swedish SKB Company has the world's leading technology in the geological storage of spent fuel and intermediate temporary storage. After more than 40 years of research and development and engineering practice, it has formed a complete set of spent fuel geological storage solutions. Based on this, our hospital hopes to actively introduce the world's advanced radioactive waste disposal technology to serve the Chinese and Swedish markets. Similarly, the Swedish delegation also expressed its strong interest in China's radioactive waste disposal market. China's radioactive waste disposal market is huge. With broad prospects, SKB is willing to actively explore the Chinese market with Chinese partners. In view of the clear intention of joint cooperation, the two sides then discussed in detail the future cooperation mode, cooperation direction, cooperation progress plan and other issues.

Based on the results of friendly discussions, at noon on October 11, the High-end Institute and the Swedish delegation jointly signed the "Memorandum on the Establishment of Joint Ventures by Four Parties", including Tsinghua University Tianjin High-end Equipment Research Institute, SKB International, Royal Institute of Technology, and NOVA/Oscar Port Community. The memorandum also stipulates that the high-end hospital will visit Sweden at the end of January 2018. The signing of the memorandum is an important achievement of the cooperation on radioactive waste disposal between the two sides, marks a new stage of cooperation, and provides a solid basis for the subsequent docking and signing of formal cooperation agreements. All parties have full confidence in future cooperation.

Four parties sign memorandum of cooperation on radioactive waste disposal

SKB is a Swedish state-owned company that has the world's leading technologies for "geological storage of spent fuel" and "storage of low and medium-level waste. In order to fulfill the obligations of nuclear waste management, Swedish nuclear power companies jointly formed the Swedish spent fuel and waste management company SKB. The company is not only responsible for the management of existing waste facilities, but also for waste management research and development. The company has waste facilities that have been put into use, including, inter alia, the spent fuel intermediate storage site CLAB, which is located near the site of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant. Low and medium-level waste disposal site SFR, which is located near the Forsmark nuclear power plant site. Radioactive waste transport ship Sigyn. At a depth of 450 meters underground in Aspo, near the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant, a 3.6-kilometer-long tunnel has been excavated as a hard rock bed laboratory, and several countries are involved in development research. SKB International, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of SKB Corporation, principally engaged in international services based on the SKB program. The Royal Swedish Institute of Technology is one of the largest polytechnic universities in Sweden, undertaking nearly 1/3 of Sweden's engineering and technology research. KTH is extensively involved in joint research projects with renowned Chinese universities and co-manages joint centers with many leading universities in China.

Advanced Energy Equipment Technology Research Institute Report/Wang Liangjun Tu/Xu Yachen.