Day: March 16, 2022
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Tomsk Polytechnic University hosted a ROSATOM Career Day for international students
On March 15, 2022, Tomsk Polytechnic University hosted a ROSATOM Career Day for international students. It gathered more than 150 students from ROSATOM partner universities from Egypt, Ghana, Bolivia, Rwanda, Nigeria and Kazakhstan. On the online platform, they were able to communicate with representatives of 12 foreign companies, national nuclear agencies and ROSATOM enterprises, meet…
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Star Russian Dancer Quits Bolshoi Over War
Prima ballerina Olga Smirnova has quit the Bolshoi in Moscow to join the Dutch National Ballet, it was announced Wednesday, becoming the biggest star to leave Russia over the war in Ukraine. The 30-year-old’s departure from Russia’s most prestigious cultural institution carries echoes of defections during the Cold War. Smirnova, considered one of the greatest…
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Turbine generator for Unit 1 delivered to Akkuyu NPP site (Turkey)
The main components of Unit 1 turbine plant including stator, turbine generator rotor and low pressure (LP) cylinder, were delivered to the Eastern cargo terminal at the Akkuyu NPP construction site. The total mass of the cargo batch exceeded one thousand tons. The heaviest piece of equipment delivered was the turbine generator stator, which weights…
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Russian Rapper Oxxxymiron Stages Anti-War Rallying Cry From Istanbul
ISTANBUL – One of Russia’s biggest rappers performed a sold-out charity concert Tuesday in a show of Russians’ opposition to their country’s war in Ukraine. Some 400 Russians, many of whom fled to Turkey following the invasion, crowded into the basement club to watch Oxxxymiron perform a high-energy mix of old and new songs on…