Recently, a major milestone has been reached in China's nuclear industry, with the construction of the "National Uranium One" demonstration project under the China National Nuclear Corporation officially starting in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. This project is not only the largest natural uranium production capacity project in China to date, but also a key project in the "14th Five Year Plan" for the development of the nuclear industry by the National Atomic Energy Agency. Its key technical indicators have ranked among the top in the world.

The construction of the National Uranium One Demonstration Project marks a new stage of development in China's natural uranium production. The total investment of the project is about 1.5 billion yuan, aiming to create a natural uranium production base with the largest production capacity and the highest construction standards. This base will integrate green, economic, intelligent, and efficient technologies, which will not only significantly enhance China's natural uranium guarantee capability, but also significantly enhance the independent innovation capability and international competitiveness of the natural uranium industry.

At the project commencement ceremony, relevant officials from the National Atomic Energy Agency emphasized the importance and strategic significance of the project. They pointed out that enhancing domestic uranium resource security capabilities is an inevitable requirement for safeguarding national security and promoting high-quality development of the nuclear industry. It is necessary to adhere to bottom line thinking and extreme thinking, strengthen risk awareness, and fully recognize its necessity and urgency. At the same time, we must adhere to innovation driven development, focus on developing new quality productivity in the natural uranium industry, and promote industrial transformation and upgrading. In addition, we must adhere to the principles of safety first and green development, and work together to create high-quality and high standard demonstration projects. Keywords: the Belt and Road news, the Belt and Road project, overseas project

The National Uranium One Demonstration Project adopts the world's leading in-situ uranium extraction technology - "CO2+O2 leaching method". This advanced mining technology subverts the traditional underground mining mode, which does not require lifting the ore to the surface for processing. Instead, it injects a solution containing carbon dioxide and oxygen into the ore bearing layer, reacts with the uranium in the ore bearing layer, and then extracts and recovers the uranium containing solution to the surface through a drainage hole. In this process, the uranium leaching solution adopts a closed circulation mode, while the water metallurgy production workshop adopts a quiet automated operation, achieving a new uranium mining and metallurgy method with zero discharge of three wastes, no ecological damage, and sustainable carbon reduction. This green and environmentally friendly mining method not only protects the local environment, but also ensures the sustainable use of resources.

In addition, the National Uranium One Demonstration Project will integrate advanced technologies such as automation, remote control, and big data analysis to achieve intelligent operation of uranium mining from thousands of miles away, with one screen control and one click. The application of these technologies will greatly improve production efficiency and management level, making resource extraction more precise and efficient. At the same time, the project will also promote the construction of digital mines, achieving visualization of existing resources, intelligent operation analysis, and precise resource extraction. (This article is from the official website of Jian Dao: www.seetao.com. Reproduction without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jian Dao website+original link when reprinting.) Jian Dao website mechanical column editor/Zhou Yingwen