China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) launched its first science and technology innovation competition on June 16. It marked the opening of the country's first innovative competition arena and innovation platform for Chinese nuclear science and technology workers and teams, and was aimed at finding applications for advances in nuclear science and technology.

The competition has been in full swing since June. There were 867 entries, with 600 projects participating in the preliminary competition. Three hundred of those advanced to the semi-finals, with 100 going through to the finals. Thirty-six projects were matched or reached intention of commercial cooperation with market size expected to exceed 100 billion yuan ($ 15.31 billion).