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China National Nuclear Corporation

Nuclear power, Linglong One SMR, Hualong One reactor

CNprivate~170,000 staffest. 1955en.cnnc.com.cn (opens en.cnnc.com.cn)Checked 10 Oct

The brief

Analyst view
  • State-owned enterprise with 170,000 employees under China's central government.
  • Operates entire fuel cycle: uranium mining, enrichment, fuel assembly, spent fuel reprocessing, and power generation.
  • Linglong One (ACP100) is a 125 MW small modular reactor, world's first land-based SMR design to pass IAEA safety review (2016).

Technical approach

As reported
Supply Chain

Vertical integration

Owns mines, enrichment, fuel plants and reactor production; ensures supply security and rapid scaling.

Designs

Proven reactor lines

Hualong One (1000 MW PWR) and Linglong One (125 MW SMR), both based on light water reactor technology.

Safety Standards

First IAEA-approved SMR

Linglong One received IAEA design review approval in 2016, the first SMR globally to achieve this milestone.

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