Framatome ANP has bought a 35% stake in the Chinese company Shenzhen Nuclear Engineering (SNE), which specialises in providing nuclear services in China.

The first cooperation between Framatome ANP and China Nuclear Industry (CNI 23) ­ which also has a 35% stake in SNE ­ was signed in 1988 when the Daya Bay plant was built. The two companies continued to work together on the construction of the Ling Ao plant.