# China opens first plant to turn nuclear waste into glass

China opened its first plant in Guangyuan, Sichuan province, to turn radioactive waste into glass, capable of processing several hundred cubic metres of high-level radioactive liquid waste each year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-13
- Where: Guangyuan, Sichuan province, China
- Starts operating: 13 Sep 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: several hundred cubic metres per year
- Products: vitrified radioactive waste
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [China](https://endata.com/companies/42818.md)

## Sources

- [ceramics.org](https://ceramics.org/ceramic-glass-manufacturing-weekly/ceramic-and-glass-business-news-of-the-week-165/), 2021-09-13: "China opened its first plant to turn radioactive waste into glass."

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