Recently, the China Nuclear Power Research and Design Institute and the People’s Government of the Eighth Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Shihezi City) held a cooperation exchange meeting and signed a framework cooperation agreement in Chengdu.

According to the agreement, the two parties will focus on cutting-edge technologies such as molten salt energy storage coupled with supercritical CO₂ power generation, jointly advancing the integrated application and engineering demonstration of these technologies within the region. The “Super Carbon No.1 2.0” project — a molten salt energy storage and supercritical CO₂ power generation technology demonstration project — will be developed in the Eighth Division Shihezi City.