China National Nuclear Corporation

The China National Nuclear Corporation, known as CNNC, is a state-owned enterprise founded in 1955 in Beijing, with its headquarters in Xicheng District. Its president and vice-president are appointed by the Premier of the People's Republic of China, and it oversees all aspects of China's civilian and military nuclear programs. By its own mission statement it is a main part of the national nuclear technology industry and a leading element of the national strategic nuclear forces and nuclear energy development. In the field of reactor design it is named, with China General Nuclear Power Group, as a joint developer of the Hualong One pressurized water reactor.