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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

Construction work at a nuclear power plant in Jiangsu province. Photo: Xinhua

China energy security

Nuclear power revival gets boost from Iran war

China is set to open seven nuclear reactors this year, and other countries are reconsidering atomic energy as the Strait of Hormuz shutdown disrupts oil and gas supplies.

23 Apr 2026 - 6:18PM

China energy security

China’s vast nuclear power sector now able to build 50 reactors at a time

21 Apr 2026 - 3:17PMvideocam

China's military weapons

J-20 fighter jet designer scrubbed from Chinese Academy of Sciences website

19 Mar 2026 - 8:33AMvideocam

Science

Manufacturing talent boom? Why China’s smartest students are factory-bound

Some of the country’s brightest minds enter traditional industrial sectors as manufacturing loses its blue-collar stigma.

5 Mar 2026 - 3:55AMvideocam

For graduates of China’s top universities, working in manufacturing means contributing to cutting-edge fields. Photo: Reuters

Corruption in China

China expels defence officials from legislature amid corruption crackdown

Three senior executives removed from National People’s Congress without explanation could face disciplinary action or criminal charges.

5 Feb 2026 - 2:10AMvideocam

Science

China is building a triad reactor system to power world-class chemical plant

Project uses nuclear energy to pump clean steam to the petrochemical industry while also supplying electricity.

21 Jan 2026 - 7:18PMvideocam

China technology

China’s nuclear fusion start-ups power up with record funding round

Startorus Fusion raised US$143 million, a record for a private firm, while Supermag New Energy received ‘several hundred million yuan’.

20 Jan 2026 - 10:00AM

China has launched an association specifically tasked with accelerating funding for the commercialisation of nuclear fusion technology. Photo: Shutterstock

Mainland China

China hits milestone in building Beishan laboratory for managing nuclear waste

Team finishes construction of steep spiral ramp leading to underground facility where nuclear waste will be secured for thousands of years.

27 Dec 2025 - 7:53PM

China-EU relations

Explainer | From pandas to nuclear power: what Macron wants from his trip to China

The French president is coming to Beijing with a large delegation looking to do business. Here are the key areas to watch for potential deals.

3 Dec 2025 - 4:02PMvideocam

Science

Nuclear tech milestone: China’s supercritical generator connects to grid

Supercritical carbon dioxide power system in southwest China is the world’s first commercial unit of its kind.

25 Nov 2025 - 12:32AMvideocam

The CNNC’s Nuclear Power Institute of China has been researching and developing supercritical power units for more than a decade. An experimental supercritical carbon dioxide heat conversion device is shown here. Photo: CNNC

US-China tech war

Ant Group joins China’s nuclear fusion funding surge as AI fuels energy demand

Ant Group’s backing of fusion start-up Xeonova underscores the growing flow of capital in China’s experimental energy frontier.

10 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, this year heralded major breakthroughs in the development of nuclear fusion. Photo: Xinhua

China Future Tech briefing

China’s nuclear power plans match rest of world combined

About half of the world’s under-construction nuclear power plants are in China as the country races to boost electricity supply and meet emissions reduction pledges.

7 Nov 2025 - 2:20PM

Climate change

Opinion | Could China’s Linglong One reactor be a game-changer for Asia?

The latest milestone in the construction of a small modular reactor in China raises interesting prospects for collaboration in the region.

29 Oct 2025 - 6:31AMvideocam

Science

China’s Chang’e-6 samples reveal the moon’s ‘two-faced’ temperatures

First rocks gathered from the moon’s far side by Chinese mission show Earth’s natural satellite has a colder side.

4 Oct 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

According to one of the researchers, “a dramatic difference in temperature between the near and far side of the mantle has long been hypothesised, but our study provides the first evidence using real samples”. Photo: May Tse

China Future Tech briefing

China’s ‘artificial sun’ aims for limitless nuclear fusion energy

Nuclear fusion offers near limitless, pollution-free energy provided that scientists in China and elsewhere can sustain reactions at temperatures six times hotter than the sun’s core.

23 Sep 2025 - 3:00PM

China’s ‘artificial sun’ aims for limitless nuclear fusion energy

Science

Exclusive | How US nuclear sanctions on China backfired

Washington’s strict blacklist rule amid national security concerns has forced Beijing to become self-sufficient with ‘incredible’ results.

24 Aug 2025 - 10:03PMvideocam

Science

China’s nuclear power plans take step forward with fast reactor design

The China National Nuclear Corporation’s neutron reactor could generate up to 1.2GW and provide a more efficient, cleaner source of power.

26 Jul 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

Xinjiang

Chinese nuclear giant CNNC sets new benchmark in uranium exploration

Fuel is growing in importance as the country seeks to secure supplies used to power reactors and weapons.

21 Jul 2025 - 9:30PMvideocam

Uranium is growing in importance and demand as a fuel in China. Photo: Shutterstock

China technology

‘No tunnel, no waste’: China’s Inner Mongolia uranium mine signals nuclear leap

Country’s largest natural uranium project yields first barrel using in situ leaching in ‘green, safe, intelligent and efficient’ approach.

13 Jul 2025 - 7:02PM

Central Asia

Opinion | Why Central Asia plays a growing role in China’s strategic calculus

Cooperation on trade, infrastructure, energy and more shows that China sees Central Asia as an important trade partner and geopolitical buffer.

3 Jul 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Central Asia

Opinion | Why China’s Central Asian footprint is about to get bigger

Boosted by proximity and broad policy objectives, Beijing is slowly gaining the upper hand in the region over Moscow and the European Union.

22 Jun 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping, with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, greets a crowd in Astana, Kazakhstan, after arriving to attend the second China-Central Asia Summit on June 16. Photo: Xinhua

Indonesia

Putin hosts Indonesia’s Prabowo in Russia in bid to deepen ties

The deepening of ties between Russia and Indonesia is part of Moscow’s bid to forge new relations with the Global South.

19 Jun 2025 - 11:53PM

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (2nd from right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in Saint Petersburg on Thursday. Photo: via Reuters

China energy security

China to nearly double nuclear power capacity by 2040 in rapid build-up

The reactor-building spree would make China by far the world’s largest nuclear power generator, while the US strives to revive its own industry.

17 Jun 2025 - 7:30PMvideocam

Science

China unveils world’s first AI nuke inspector

China creates artificial intelligence system to oversee nuclear warhead detection despite concerns it could leak tech secrets.

30 May 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam

China trade

China, US sign duelling deals after agreeing to trade war truce

Following their tariff reductions, China and the US have unveiled major investments – Beijing in Brazil and Washington in the Middle East.

15 May 2025 - 1:53PMvideocam

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveiled a package of investments from Chinese firms in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Reuters

China jobs

Post by Chinese nuclear giant sparks backlash from young jobseekers