Advanced Fuel Assembly R&D 

After decades of development, China has formed a complete technological system consisting of nuclear fuel assembly design, manufacturing and testing, built high-level R&D teams, and deployed advanced facilities for research and testing. To meet the needs of nuclear power development, and to claim the high ground in the development of nuclear fuel assembly technology, China is concentrating on R&D of large advanced PWR fuel assembly CF4 with the goal of 24-month refueling, which is known for high reliability, safety and economic efficiency. The research of annular fuel element has entered the engineering test stage. Research on accident tolerant fuel (ATF) is making steady progress. Research on high-performance nuclear-grade zirconium materials and other related materials has also made breakthroughs, laying an important foundation for research on new types of nuclear fuel assemblies. 

先進燃料組件研發

經過幾十年的發展，中國形成了核燃料元件設計、制造、試驗等完整的技術體系，建立了高水平研究開發人才隊伍，建設了先進的研究試驗設施。為滿足核電發展的需求，提高核燃料元件的安全性、經濟性，占領核燃料元件技術發展的制高點，中國以實現24個月換料為目標，研發具有高可靠性、高安全性、高經濟性的CF4大型先進壓水堆燃料組件；環形燃料元件研發進入工程化試驗階段；耐事故燃料元件（ATF）研發工作穩步推進；高性能核級鋯材及其它相關材料研發也取得突破，為新型核燃料元件研發奠定了重要基礎。