[1][2] It is a generation IV demonstration project by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
[4] The CFR-600 is part of the Chinese plan to reach a closed nuclear fuel cycle.
Fast neutron reactors are the main future nuclear power technology in China.
[3] Al Jazeera reported in 2021 that the reactors are controversial because they produce weapons-grade plutonium, offering a dual military and civilian use.
China has stopped annual voluntary declarations to the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] on its stocks of plutonium.