Nuclear Politics

Russia Backs China In Bid To Overtake US For Nuclear Capacity

By David Dalton
4 September 2025

Beijing has fastest reactor growth rate with Washington struggling to deploy new units

Russia Backs China In Bid To Overtake US For Nuclear Capacity
The four existing Russian nuclear units in China are at the Tianwan nuclear power station. Courtesy CNNC.
Moscow will help China meet its ambitious plans for nuclear deployment and overtake the US in installed nuclear power capacity, the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said

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