Core Insights - The first China-Gulf Arab States Cooperation Council Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Technology was held in Chengdu, Sichuan, with expectations for China's nuclear technology application output to reach one trillion yuan by 2025 [1] - China's nuclear technology application industry has a complete innovation chain and industrial chain, covering nearly 40 sub-sectors, and has seen significant growth from 300 billion yuan in 2015 to nearly 700 billion yuan in 2022, with an average annual growth rate exceeding 15% [1][2] - A three-year action plan for high-quality development of the nuclear technology application industry (2024-2026) will be released, focusing on key areas such as medical diagnosis, agricultural breeding, food processing, material modification, and security applications [1] Industry Developments - The National Atomic Energy Agency has implemented measures to address bottlenecks and enhance technological innovation in nuclear applications, significantly improving capabilities in the upstream of the industrial chain [2] - During the COVID-19 pandemic, irradiation sterilization technology reduced the sterilization cycle for medical protective supplies from 7-14 days to under one day, ensuring emergency supply of medical protective clothing [2] - Key advancements include the domestic production of high-activity medical cobalt-60 sources, batch production of carbon-14 irradiation targets, and the clinical application of the first domestic heavy ion cancer treatment device [2]