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"CHINA-RUSSIA NUCLEAR COMPANY," SHENZHEN
- In November 1994, when reports of large numbers of Russian
specialists working at Chinese military research laboratories began to
surface, a Hong Kong newspaper reported that a secret Sino-Russian
nuclear project was underway in Shenzhen.[1] According to this report,
Russian Minister of Atomic Energy Viktor Mikhailov and First Deputy
Minister of Nuclear Power Engineering Vitaliy Konovalov concluded a
secret agreement on a $10 million joint venture to be called the
"China-Russia Nuclear Company" when they visited Shenzhen in November
1994. The Hong Kong paper quoted Kong Fandai, president of the company,
as saying that three Russian scientists were already working in Shenzhen
and that more Russian specialists would be needed as the firm entered
into production by the end of 1995. Chinese press reports indicate that
sometime before October 1995, Minatom and the China National Nuclear
Industry Corporation (CNNIC) established the Shenzhen CRN Technology
Development Company to "enhance cooperation between the two countries'
nuclear enterprises and research institutes."[2] No further information
on any facility operated by the "China-Russia Nuclear Company" is
available from open sources, and any connection between this facility,
if it in fact exists, and either Shenzhen CRN or the nuclear research
facility at Shenzhen University is unknown.
Sources: - [1] Reuters, 29 November 1994; in "China, Russia Sharing Secret Nuclear Work-Paper," Executive News Service, 29 November 1994.
- [2] Xinhua, 24 October 1995; in "Russia to Assist With Nuclear Power Station," FBIS-CHI-95-206.{entered 11/16/98 FW}
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