Extensive survey and exploration work during the past 10 years has seen China add one-third to its known uranium resources, the state-run Global Times reported.

The English-language daily quoted an industry report published on 21 July by China Nuclear Geology, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

According to the report, China has over 2.8 million tonnes of natural uranium (tU) resources.

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) reported in 2022 that China had conducted a “systematic nationwide uranium resource prediction and evaluation” with resources estimated to be around 2 million tU. But it said those resources were “potential” resources, which would differ from the “known” resources China Global reported.