Overview
China national nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is a Chinese state-owned enterprise founded in 1955, overseeing all aspects of China's civilian and military nuclear programs. CNNC operates 25 nuclear reactors accounting for 42% of China's nuclear energy generation, with 9 more under construction. The corporation has increasingly deployed robotics in nuclear power construction, including radiographic crawler robots and automated paint application robots for nuclear facility maintenance.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
CEO
Owner
Revenue 2023
Net Income 2023
Total Assets
Employees
Nuclear Reactors
Key Robotics
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Partnerships
Every company China National Nuclear Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Framatome1× joint
- 2NVIDIA1× joint1108 total
- 3Rosatom1× joint
- 4Westinghouse Electric Corporation1× joint
Most recent
- with Westinghouse Electric Corporationjust announced
- with Framatomejust announced
China National Nuclear Corporation on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Sun Qin Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for China National Nuclear Corporation.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
China National Nuclear Corporation in third-party press
First Fuel Loading Begins at Tianwan Unit 7 — CNNC Implants the 'Energy Heart' of a 900MW-Plus Nuclear Base
The Strategic Importance of Supercritical CO2 and Next-Generation Power - Small Wars Journal
China mass produces silicon-28 amid quantum computing race with US - digitimes
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Partnerships
4 total · 1 operating · 3 just announced
Every company China National Nuclear Corporation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Westinghouse Electric Corporationjust announced
- with Framatomejust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Framatome1× joint
- 2NVIDIA1× joint1108 total
- 3Rosatom1× joint
- 4Westinghouse Electric Corporation1× joint
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- CNNC x Rosatom (Nuclear Cooperation)withRosatomjoint venture—operating
- cnnc x nvidiawithNVIDIA1108technology—just announced
- CNNC x Framatome (Nuclear Fuel & Services)withFramatometechnology2018-01-11just announced
- CNNP x Westinghouse (I-Nuclear Technical Service)withWestinghouse Electric Corporationtechnology2025-09-15announcedjust announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in China National Nuclear Corporation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipCNNP x Westinghouse (I-Nuclear Technical Service)
2025-09-15CNNP (a CNNC subsidiary) signed strategic cooperation agreements with Westinghouse Electric Corporation as part of its I-Nuclear technical service and products launch. The agreement covers nuclear technical services and product cooperation in the Chinese nuclear power market.
PartnershipCNNC x Framatome (Nuclear Fuel & Services)
2018-01-11Framatome and CNNC signed a protocol for development of global strategic cooperation, extending collaboration in nuclear fuel design, engineering, and services. The agreement also covers digital instrumentation and control systems and enhancing cooperation on nuclear technology.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 26, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for China National Nuclear Corporation.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning China National Nuclear Corporation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
First Fuel Loading Begins at Tianwan Unit 7 — CNNC Implants the 'Energy Heart' of a 900MW-Plus Nuclear Base
On August 12, the first fuel assembly was precisely loaded into the reactor core of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 7, marking the start of first fuel loading for the largest…
The Strategic Importance of Supercritical CO2 and Next-Generation Power - Small Wars Journal
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China mass produces silicon-28 amid quantum computing race with US - digitimes
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New robots debut in nuclear power construction
CNNC officially launched two new robots for nuclear power plant construction: a welding inspection robot and a paint putty application robot, marking the first use of such robots…
Chinese energy companies showcase wind farms after Trump denies their existence - People's Daily Online
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Terrapower is Set to Supply Nuclear Energy for Meta's AI Data Centers - All-About-Industries
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Inside Xinjiang’s 737 Factory: How a vital uranium site balances industry and ecology? - Global Times
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China showcases progress in nuclear medicine and AI-driven nuclear technology for industrial applications at major conference - Global Times
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China's record-breaking nuclear reactor marks major milestone - chinadailyhk
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Chinese nuclear giant CNNC sets new benchmark in uranium exploration - South China Morning Post
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China discovers world's deepest industrial sandstone-type uranium mineralization in Xinjiang's Tarim Basin - Global Times
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China discovers deepest sandstone industrial uranium mineralization - news.cgtn.com
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/cnnc.md
- RSS feed: /companies/cnnc/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3627297e-102d-4dd9-9f92-9aaff24e068a
- Revision history: /companies/cnnc/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious58/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place China National Nuclear Corporation against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 3, 2026