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China National Nuclear Corporation

(中国核工业集团有限公司)

中国核工业集团有限公司

The latest news, analysis and opinion on China National Nuclear Corporation. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Chairman / President

Yu Jianfeng

CEO / Managing Director

Yu Jianfeng

CFO / Finance Director

Gu Jun

Industry

Energy & Utilities

Website

cnnc.com.cn

Headquarters Address

A6 Fuchengmen Beidajie, Xicheng District, Beijing, China

Year Founded

1955

last updated:

28 August, 2024

The first reactor at the Zhangzhou nuclear plant in southeastern China’s Fujian province. The reactor went into commercial operation on New Year’s Day. Photo: Xinhua

China energy security

China’s nuclear power drive gains steam as major new reactor comes online

The project in Fujian province is the first example of China’s third-generation Hualong One reactor being put into large-scale commercial operation.

2 Jan 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Semiconductors

Chinese nuclear company claims breakthrough with radiation detection chip

28 Oct 2024 - 5:04PM

China’s carbon neutral goal

China’s first industrial nuclear-powered steam generation project goes online

21 Jun 2024 - 4:44PM

Corruption in China

Nuclear fuel engineer Li Guangchang latest in China’s anti-corruption net

Li, former nuclear fuel director at China National Nuclear Corporation, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, ruling Communist Party’s top corruption watchdog says on website.

4 Feb 2024 - 5:21PM

Science

China forms Fusion Energy Inc national company to build ‘artificial sun’

Along with the company, collaborative innovation consortium of 25 entities and led by CNNC will help overcome key challenges in nuclear fusion field.

3 Jan 2024 - 6:19PMvideocam

Science

How China and the US are poles apart in small modular nuclear energy ambitions

The global adversaries are both striving to build small modular reactors – but their stories could not be more different.

9 Dec 2023 - 10:10PMvideocam

Science

World’s first fourth-generation nuclear reactor goes online in China

Reactor at Shidaowan plant in China’s eastern Shandong province is part of global push for safer, more sustainable and efficient nuclear operations.

6 Dec 2023 - 8:14PMvideocam

The HTGR at Shidaowan will be cooled using helium gas, offering a promising way to develop more inland nuclear plants. Photo: Weibo/CPNN

Science

China joins mission to test seas, marine life around Fukushima plant

IAEA to test water, sediment and seafood after second discharge from stricken plant, in the first inter-lab marine mission to include a Chinese lab.

18 Oct 2023 - 9:04AMvideocam

Science

China unearths new strategic rare metal ore in Inner Mongolia

Scientists confirm the discovery of new type of niobium ore in world’s largest rare earth deposit.

9 Oct 2023 - 10:15AMvideocam

Science

Chinese nuclear firm hails step forward in quest to build ‘artificial sun’

The China National Nuclear Corporation said it has generated a plasma current of more than 1 million amps for the first time.

27 Aug 2023 - 6:00PMvideocam

The breakthrough was made by the China National Nuclear Corporation’s latest version of a tokamak machine. Photo: Handout

Corruption in China

China’s top graft-buster detained hundreds of SOE officials in first half

Number of state-owned enterprises investigated ‘significantly increased’ from same period last year, CCDI says.

10 Aug 2023 - 6:00PM

“Multiple breakthroughs” were achieved in state-owned assets supervision and the energy, electricity, car and corporate finance sectors, according to the CCDI. Photo: Xinhua

Argentina

Argentina, People’s Bank of China strike US$1.7 billion deal for IMF debt

Currency swap to help Buenos Aires make good on US$2.7 billion owed, with remaining US$1 billion balance covered by Development Bank of Latin America.

1 Aug 2023 - 6:45AMvideocam

China-Africa relations

What the Niger coup means for China’s presence in the Sahel

The coup is part of a wave of instability sweeping the Sahel where Beijing has extensive economic interests.

31 Jul 2023 - 9:47AM

China-Africa relations

China warns citizens in Niger to ‘be vigilant’ amid military coup

Beijing’s embassy in Niamey advises nationals to avoid going out and take safety precautions as forces in the West African country claim to close borders and suspend institutions.

28 Jul 2023 - 7:47PMvideocam

Forces in Niger have not yet clarified who is leading a coup in the landlocked West African country. Photo: AP

Xiongan New Area

Officials survey state-owned enterprises to aid Xi’s push to Xiongan

Xiongan New Area plan viewed with suspicion because it is not near any regional commercial hub and workers do not want to move from China’s capital, says analyst.

13 Jun 2023 - 6:37PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Xiongan in May as part of his push to develop it and ease congestion in Beijing. Pictured is Rongdong district in Xiongan New Area, in northern China’s Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua

Science

Nord Stream blast, regional tensions halt China’s floating nuclear reactor plans

Final approval has been withheld for a mega platform intended to power remote islands and infrastructure in the region.

31 May 2023 - 2:37PMvideocam

Science

China is ready to make a key component for world’s largest fusion reactor

The international thermonuclear megaproject is aimed at producing an unlimited source of clean energy on Earth

25 Nov 2022 - 7:14PMvideocam

Science

Chinese scientists hail ‘important step’ towards nuclear fusion

Researchers working on the HL-2M reactor in Sichuan say they have generated enough power to meet two key requirements for a working reactor.

21 Oct 2022 - 11:23PMvideocam

The HL-2M reactor in Sichuan. Photo: Weibo

Science

China declare discovery of new moon mineral from lunar rock samples

Phosphate mineral Changesite-(Y) was isolated using a series of processes, including X-ray diffraction, according to China National Nuclear Corporation, making China the third nation to discover a lunar mineral.

9 Sep 2022 - 9:30PMvideocam

Science

China urged to sell its nuclear tech to the developed world

China has forged ahead as Western reactors languished, and can now sell cutting-edge technology at a low price.

30 Jul 2022 - 5:22PMvideocam

Science

China finds uranium at ‘impossible’ depth: scientists

China’s increasingly sophisticated hunt for the radioactive element uncovers deep Earth deposits ‘on par with Australia’.

30 May 2022 - 6:00AM

The Chinese researchers said their discoveries challenge mainstream theories on uranium deposit formation. Photo: China National Nuclear Corporation

Medicine

Chinese nuclear plant claims commercial first in carbon-14 production

Qinshan plant says it has found a way to make the medical isotope from commercial nuclear reactors.

1 May 2022 - 11:00AMvideocam

The Qinshan plant is the biggest of its kind in China. Photo: AFP

Argentina

China urged to fully fund Argentina’s US$8.3 billion nuclear plant

A belt tightening deal with the IMF has prompted Buenos Aires to ask Beijing to rework February agreement that has Argentina picking up 15 per cent of the bill.

6 Apr 2022 - 2:56PM

Energy diplomacy

China is building a nuclear plant in Argentina as it looks to Latin America

New deal is the latest Chinese effort to engage with countries in the region using its cutting-edge clean energy technology.

13 Feb 2022 - 4:00PMvideocam

Energy

China fires up high-temperature nuclear reactor in zero-carbon push

Commissioning of HTGR reactor on Monday shows nation ‘is a world leader in nuclear power technology’, joint developer China National Nuclear Corporation says.

21 Dec 2021 - 6:00AMvideocam

A view of the Shidaowan nuclear power station in Shandong province. Photo: Weibo

China-Russia relations

First Chinese firm wins contract for Russian floating nuclear power project

The two countries have been steadily developing political and economic ties, with energy a key area of cooperation

16 Sep 2021 - 10:51PMvideocam

Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov is the country’s first floating nuclear plant. Photo: Rosatom

Science

China starts construction of its first small modular reactor

Using a home-grown design, Linglong One will be the world’s first onshore commercial project of its kind, and is expected to take almost five years to build.

16 Jul 2021 - 11:00AMvideocam

China's military weapons

Explainer | How China grew from buyer to major arms trade player

China’s inventory consists of weapons from several countries, primarily Russia.

4 Jul 2021 - 9:57PMvideocam

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