On January 30, 2024, the signing and unveiling ceremony of the "Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Refractory Research" (hereinafter referred to as the Joint Laboratory) jointly built by China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CNNC Nuclear Engineering) and Sinosteel Luoyang Refractory Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as Sinosteel Luonai) was held in Beijing.
Witnessed by Ma Wenjun, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy General Manager of China National Nuclear Corporation, and Gao Jianbing, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of China Baowu Iron and Steel Group, Ma Jing, Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer of China Nuclear Engineering, and Wang Zhanmin, Deputy General Manager of Sinosteel Luonai, signed a joint laboratory co-construction agreement. Ma Wenjun and Gao Jianbing unveiled the joint laboratory. The signing and unveiling ceremony was presided over by Xu Pengfei, Deputy Chief Engineer of CNNC, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of CNNC, and Ma Jing reported on the relevant situation of the laboratory.
Gao Jianbing pointed out that the establishment of the joint laboratory has promoted the mutual integration of resources and complementary capabilities of CNNC Engineering and Sinosteel Luonai, maximized the advantages of both sides, connected the development needs of both sides, responded to the realistic demands of technology, shared the development opportunities and achievements of both sides, and achieved a real cooperation and hand in hand.
Ma Wenjun put forward three hopes for the construction of the joint laboratory:
The first is to face the needs of major projects and effectively solve the bottleneck problem;
the second is to use the collaborative innovation mechanism to promote industrial development and upgrading;
The third is to give full play to the traction of the "first resource" and cultivate the echelon of professional talents.
The two sides should strive to build the joint laboratory into a world-class R&D platform for nuclear refractories, and make greater contributions to the development and utilization of nuclear energy and the construction of nuclear forces in China.
Qin Changdeng, General Manager of the Strategic Planning Department and Minister of the Science and Technology Innovation Department of Baowu Group, Li Hongxia, Chief Scientist of Baowu Group and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Refractories, Jiang Haomin, Deputy General Manager of the Strategic Planning Department of Baowu Group and Deputy Minister of the Science and Technology Innovation Department, Lv Xiaoming, Deputy Director of the Operation and Management Department of China Nuclear Corporation, Hou Liudong, Assistant General Manager of China Nuclear Engineering, and Baowu Group ** Research Institute, Baowu Group Office, Sinosteel Luonai, China National Nuclear Corporation System Engineering Department, China Nuclear Engineering General Office, Ministry of Science and Technology Special Office, The heads of relevant units and departments such as the System Engineering Department, the Chemical Industry Institute, and the Zhengzhou Branch attended the signing and unveiling ceremony.