The industrial strategy symposium of lead-based reactor was held in Hefei, Anhui Province on March 9, calling for building China Industry Innovation Alliance of Lead-based Reactor, or CIIALER to establish a lead-based reactor industrial supply chain and promote the development of advanced nuclear energy in China.

Supported by several related organizations, the symposium was held by the Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, or INEST, and representatives from over 100 enterprises attended it.

Lead-based reactor is one of the most promising nuclear energy systems for Accelerator Driven System (ADS) and Generation-IV reactors, and will make an important contribution to national economy and major national requirements, and could be widely applied to the Generation IV reactor, nuclear waste treatment system, fusion power plant, distributed power supply and so on.

INEST has been engaged in the research of lead-based reactor over a long period. With lots of hard working, they obtained several scientific and technological achievements.

The industrial strategy symposium of lead-based reactor was held in Hefei, March 9, 2018. (Image by HUO Qianchao)