Strategic Positioning
Created in 1997, the association now brings together around 40 member-companies (mainly SMEs and mid-caps) providing equipment and services to NPPs globally.
Since 2024, PFCE has been representing GIFEN (the Trade Association of the French Nuclear Industry) in China, leveraging its long-standing presence in the country.
In parallel, its partnership with the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) has deepened, culminating in the signing of a tripartite agreement between GIFEN, CNEA, and PFCE in spring 2025.
This development is strategically significant, as it both reinforces PFCE’s position and creates new opportunities for its members by facilitating exchanges between the French and Chinese nuclear ecosystems.
Our Members
PFCE’s members are qualified nuclear suppliers, leveraging over 1,600 reactor-years of experience in France and 40 years of proven expertise and service, consistently meeting international standards.
Most of them have worked with Chinese nuclear industrials in GEN2 and GEN3 projects in the past 30 years and thus have a solid experience in the Chinese market.
Their activities cover the full scope of nuclear power plant construction areas, from engineering to dismantling, and waste management.
Our Missions
With the continued support of EDF, PFCE also remains committed to preserving the distinctive identity of the French nuclear industry in China while maximizing synergies among stakeholders. The long-standing Franco-Chinese cooperation in the nuclear field thus continues to expand, opening new perspectives in areas such as research and higher education, supply chain consolidation, and the maintenance of nuclear power plants across China.
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Promoting mutual learning from the French and Chinese nuclear programs
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Developing sustainable partnerships and cooperation between French and Chinese companies
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Delivering services to the Chinese nuclear industry, leveraging our experience from the French program
News
2026 Spring Mission
Between April 19 and 25, the PFCE Delegation consisting of representatives from 20 French nuclear enterprises and 45 industry professionals, carried out multiple high-level targeted visits and industrial exchange events across China spanning Maintenance, Digitalization & Automation, advancing in-depth cooperation between the French and Chinese power and nuclear energy industries.
Visit to Daya Bay
In Shenzhen, the delegation paid an on-site visit to Daya Bay Nuclear Power Site and conducted in-depth exchanges with Daya Bay Nuclear Management Company, China General Nuclear Power Operations and China Nuclear Power Research Institute on key topics including long-term operation, outage management, spare parts procurement and digitalization.
Exchange with the CGN-CNPEC
The delegation visited China Nuclear Power Engineering, touring its AE Exhibition Hall, Digital Command Center and State Key Laboratory to learn about China’s cutting-edge progress in nuclear engineering construction and digital upgrade.
Visit to the NIC 2026
The delegation toured the Nuclear Industry China 2026 exhibition in Beijing.
Sino-French Nuclear Seminar
Co-hosted by PFCE/GIFEN and CNEA, the 2026 Sino-French Nuclear Power Experience Exchange Seminar brought together industrial experts from both countries to share technical practices and innovative outcomes centering on three core subjects: long-term operation, adaptation to climate change and small modular reactors, building ties for cooperation and promoting global energy transition.
