China National Nuclear Corporation
Chinese state-owned enterprise
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| 2024 | CNNC plans to begin construction of the Hualong Two reactor, a more economical nuclear reactor design that reduces construction time and costs compared to previous versions. |
| March 2023 | The main internal structure of the reactor building for the ACP100 was completed. |
| December 2022 | The installation phase of the ACP100 small modular reactor was announced to have begun. |
| July 2021 | Construction of the first ACP100 small modular reactor was officially started. |
| November 2020 | U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting American companies or individuals from owning shares in companies listed as having links to the People's Liberation Army, which included CNNC. |
| August 2020 | The U.S. Department of Defense published a list of companies linked to the People's Liberation Army, including CNNC and CNECC. |
| July 2019 | CNNC announced plans to start building a demonstration ACP100 small modular reactor at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant by the end of the year. |
| February 2019 | China's State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) signed a cooperation agreement with the Baishan municipal government in Jilin province for the Baishan Nuclear Energy Heating Demonstration Project, which would use the CNNC-developed DHR-400 district heating reactor. |
| 2018 | CNNC acquired China Nuclear Engineering & Construction Corp (CNECC), a nuclear power plant builder. |
| September 2015 | CNNC announced a joint project with the UK's National Nuclear Laboratory to create the Joint Research and Innovation Centre, focusing on nuclear fuel cycle research, with joint funding of £50 million over five years. |
| September 2015 | CNNC signed a memorandum of understanding with TerraPower (backed by Bill Gates) for the construction of a traveling wave reactor. |
| June 2015 | CNNC announced plans to raise 13.19 billion Chinese yuan through an initial public offering, which would have been the largest in China in nearly four years. |
| 2010 | CNNC began the design of the ACP100 small modular reactor, also known as Linglong One. |
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