Published: 6:35pm, 20 Mar, 2017 Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018
China National Nuclear Corp. and China Nuclear Power & Construction Corp. may be heading towards a merger , as it attempts to consolidate its state - owned businesses to increase efficiency . The companies ’ merger would reverse the separation that occurred in 1995 , when the two companies were formed from China Nuclear Industry Corp. The merger would be the second in two years for the nuclear industry in China , which saw the integration of State Nuclear Power Technology and China Power Investment and the creation of the third - largest developer of nuclear power plants in the region .