On Feb. 20-21, 2024, two experts from Institute of Hydro-Engineering (IBW), Polish Academy of Sciences, namely Prof. Waldemar Świdziński, Director and Dr. Piotr Szmytkiewicz, Deputy Director, visited NHRI and conducted technical exchanges with NHRI colleagues, accompanied by Prof. HUANG Suiliang from Nankai University. Prof. WU Shiqiang, Vice President of NHRI received the visitors.

Vice President Wu extended his warm welcome to the visitors and briefly introduced the profile of NHRI. The both parties discussed the water-related research of new energy and nuclear power projects, and experts from NHRI introduced the national policy of and industrial demands on nuclear power projects in China and the latest research findings and progress of thermal discharge by the methods of numerical and physical modeling. Director Świdziński briefed the general situation of IBW and the recent energy project construction and operation in Poland and wished to enhance the cooperation with NHRI in the fields of thermal discharge simulation of nuclear power plants, soft soil foundation treatment and coastal engineering, looking forward to the establishment of a long-term cooperation mechanism with NHRI.

During their visit, they had lab tours at the Dangtu and Tiexinqiao Experiment Centers. Responsible persons with International Cooperation Office, Hydraulic Engineering Department and Geotechnical Engineering Department of NHRI attended the discussion and accompanied their visits.