CNNC enrichment plants
Capacity
13,789tSWU/yr
CNNC enrichment plants is a enrichment facility operated by China National Nuclear Corporation in China. It has a capacity of 13,789 tSWU/yr as of 2025, about 20% of world enrichment capacity.
Chinese capacity, centred on Shaanxi. Roughly a fifth of the world total and growing faster than any other operator's, though directed at the domestic fleet rather than the merchant market. Treat the figure as an informed estimate, not a disclosure.
Facility
| Stage | Enrichment |
|---|---|
| Operator | China National Nuclear Corporation |
| Country | China |
| Capacity | 13,789tSWU/yr |
| Figure applies to | 2025 |
| Note on the figure | Estimate. China does not publish enrichment capacity; the WNA figure assumes capacity is developed to match domestic reactor demand. |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | not stated |
| Coordinates | 34.3416, 108.9398 |
Position in the chain
This facility is about 20% of world enrichment capacity (68,076 tSWU/yr, 2025).
China National Nuclear Corporation also operates:
- Lanzhou and Hengyang (conversion)
- Yibin (CJNF) (fabrication)
- Rössing (mining)
- Yining (mining)
Other enrichment facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Novouralsk, Zelenogorsk, Angarsk and Seversk | 29,133tSWU/yr | operating |
| Georges Besse II, Tricastin | 7,500tSWU/yr | operating |
| Urenco Almelo | not disclosed | operating |
| Urenco Gronau | not disclosed | operating |
| Urenco Capenhurst | not disclosed | operating |
| Urenco USA, National Enrichment Facility | not disclosed | operating |
| Rokkasho Enrichment Plant | not disclosed | operating |
| Project IKE, Oak Ridge | not disclosed | planned |
Sources
- World Nuclear Association, Uranium Enrichment · retrieved 2026-09-06