Category: Business
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ROSATOM participates in World Nuclear Spotlight Kazakhstan
The event was dedicated to the development of nuclear power industry in Kazakhstan ROSATOM took part in the international conference World Nuclear Spotlight Kazakhstan in Almaty, organized by the World Nuclear Association and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event brought together authorities involved in the development of the nuclear power…
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Full-scale start-up and commissioning works started at Akkuyu NPP unit 1
ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev inspected the works at the NPP under construction. 9 April 2024, Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye. Start-up and commissioning works, another key stage has begun at Unit 1 of Akkuyu NPP under construction in Türkiye. Director General of ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev examined the work progress during his working visit to…
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Alexey Likhachev, ROSATOM Director General, held a working meeting with Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bangladesh
The Parties discussed the progress of start-up and adjustment works at Rooppur NPP, the first nuclear power plant in the country. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, was on a working visit in Bangladesh on April 02, 2024. Within the framework of the visit, Rosatom Director General had a working meeting with Sheikh Hasina, Prime…
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International graduates of Russian universities gathered at ATOMEXPO
ROSATOM initiated a dialogue on strengthening interuniversity and international cooperation in the field of education In the framework of the ATOMEXPO International Forum much attention was focused at the development of interaction with the international Alumni of the Russian universities who received education in the field of nuclear and related technologies. The session with the…
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Partnership in the field of educational technologies was discussed at ATOMEXPO-2024
On March 25, 2024, an important event of the educational track at the International Forum ATOMEXPO-2024 was the round table “International industrial and educational projects: from theory to practice.” It brought together representatives of the nuclear industry, as well as universities, relevant ministries and authorities of the partner countries. During the event, speakers were the…
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Tomsk Polytechnic University will become a supporting platform for training personnel for the nuclear industry in Rwanda
On March 26, at the International Forum ATOMEXPO-2024, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU, one of Rosatom Partner Universities) and Rwanda Atomic Energy Board. The document was signed by TPU Rector Dr. Leonid Sukhikh and Director General of the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board Dr. Fidele Ndahayo. Thus, TPU became the…
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Rosatom and Ministry of Energy and Mining of Algeria sign cooperation road map
The document was signed on ATOMEXPO-2024. On 26 March 2024 in Sochi, Russia, Rosatom and the Ministry of Energy and Mining of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria signed a road map on cooperation in the area of peaceful uses of atomic energy. The document was signed on the sidelines of 13th International Forum ATOMEXPO…
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Forum ATOMEXPO-2024 became a record-breaking event in number of participating countries and signed agreements
IV generation nuclear technologies were one of the core topics of the event. On March 26, 2024, the two-day International Forum ATOMEXPO-2024, one of the largest events in the global nuclear industry, completed its work at the Sirius University of Science and Technology (Sirius Federal Territory, Sochi). The exhibition area of the forum exceeded 25.5…
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ATOMEXPO-2024 discusses gender balance in high-tech industries
ROSATOM shared its experience in developing and supporting women with the international community. On March 26, the session Women’s Leadership in the Development of High Technologies and Innovations was held on the sidelines of the ATOMEXPO-2024 International Forum. It brought together representatives of business, universities, and women’s associations from Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, South Africa, Serbia,…
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On the margins of ATOMEXPO-2024 Rosatom signed two cooperation agreements on training specialists for the nuclear industry
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (South Africa) and MIREA will become partners of ROSATOM On March 26, at the ATOMEXPO International Forum with the participation of Tatiana Terentyeva, Deputy General Director for Personnel of ROSATOM, documents on cooperation in the field of personnel training were signed. Among them is a roadmap between ROSATOM and Eskom Holdings…
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The implementation of the Obninsk.Tech project was discussed at ATOMEXPO-2024
During the session, the expansion of the Youth Council was announced. On March 25, as part of the ATOMEXPO-2024 International Forum, the Obninsk.Tech – Innovations in Nuclear Education session was held, dedicated to the discussion of a project to create a unique international innovation cluster of global nuclear education. The discussion brought together a wide…
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Consortium Leader of MBIR Reactor International Research Centre, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Rusatom Bel concluded a Cooperation Agreement
The agreement ensures the cooperation on International Research Centre project based on MBIR. On March 25, 2024, within XIII International Forum ATOMEXPO-2024 in Sochi a Cooperation Agreement on the project of the International Research Center based on Multipurpose fast research reactor (IRC MBIR) was signed between the Consortium Leader of IRC MBIR, National Academy of…
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ROSATOM is set to develop nuclear medicine technologies in Serbia
An agreement to this effect was signed at the ATOMEXPO 2024 International Forum. A Memorandum of understanding on nuclear medicine cooperation was signed between the Rosatom State Corporation and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia on March 25, 2024 at the ATOMEXPO International Forum. The document was signed by ROSATOM’s Director General…
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The Plenary Session of ATOMEXPO 2024 focused on the challenges faced by the global atomic power community
The participants noted that barriers to the development of nuclear power generation need to be brought down for the sake of the future of humankind One of the key topics of the 13th ATOMEXPO 2024 International Forum, held at Sirius University of Science and Technology, was the clean energy generation of the future, an essential…
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ROSATOM starts testing of unique equipment for BREST-OD-300 nitride fuel fabrication
The fuel manufacturing unit is the first facilities to be commissioned at the Pilot Demonstration Energy Complex in Seversk. During the international forum ATOMEXPO-2024 in Sochi, ROSATOM has held a video conference with Seversk in West Siberia (Tomsk region), thus making a ceremony of starting the tests of the unique carbothermal fusion equipment at the…
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The 13th edition of the ATOMEXPO International Forum has started
A major international nuclear industry event, the two-day ATOMEXPO 2024 International Forum opened on March 25, 2024 in the Science and Arts Park Sirius of the Sochi’s Sirius Federal Territory, supported by the Rosatom State Corporation. This is the 13th edition of the Forum, bringing together over 4.5 thousand participants from 75 countries. Its key…
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ATOMEXPO-2024 will host a round table on the synergy of renewable and nuclear generation
Its participants will address the optimal combination of different types of low-carbon generation. On March 25, 2024, the International Forum ATOMEXPO-2024 will host a round table on the synergy of renewable and nuclear generation. Invited to participate are: Maxim Bystrov, Chairman of the Board, NP Market Council Association; Andrey Maximov, Director of the Department of…
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Lower part of inner containment dome installed at Tianwan NPP Unit 8
This important production stage precedes the commencement of installation of the main equipment at Unit 8 The lower part of the inner containment dome has been installed in design position at Unit 8 of Tianway NPP, which is under construction in China under the Russian VVER-1200 design. Large metal structures were pre-assembled on the ground…
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Main construction stage started at Leningrad NPP Unit 7
The key operation for the construction of a new unit was launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin via video conference. First concrete was laid in the foundation of the reactor building of Unit 7 with a VVER-1200 reactor at the construction site of new power units of Leningrad NPP (a branch of Rosenergoatom, Electric Power…
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The prospects for the development of the rare earth metals industry will be discussed at ATOMEXPO-2024
Speakers will present key global trends and opportunities for international cooperation and raw material independence of the Russian industry. Rosatom Mining Division will organize a panel session Production of Rare Earth Metals: Global Demand and National Challenges on March 25 at the International Forum ATOMEXPO-2024. It will be attended by Evgeny Petrov, Head of the…
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The development of Generation IV reactor technologies as an integral part of the nuclear power system will be discussed at ATOMEXPO-2024
International market requirements for promising technologies will be analyzed in the discussion. Panel discussion Generation IV: Real Now will be held on March 25, as part of the XIII International Forum ATOMEXPO-2024 in Sochi. The event will be attended by representatives of industry and international organizations, as well as foreign experts from China, Indonesia and…
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Industrial digital agenda and future technologies will be discussed at ATOMEXPO-2024
An important topic area of the forum will be the “Digitalization” track. The ATOMEXPO-2024 International Forum, which will be held on March 25–26 on the Sirius federal territory, includes the “Digitalization” track with a number of events planned within the track. The agenda of the track will be about digital technologies in smart manufacturing, global…
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AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC confırms complıance wıth ınternatıonal standards
Successful completion of the certification procedure confirmed high level of compliance of the company’s integrated management system with ISO standards. March 13, 2024, Büyükeceli, Türkiye – An official ISO (International Organization for Standardization) certificate handover ceremony was held at the Akkuyu NPP Construction Site. AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC (a company of ROSATOM State Corporation), which is…
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New opportunities for cooperation in the aviation industry will be discussed at ATOMEXPO-2024
ROSATOM’s Scientific Division will present its competences for the cooperation with airlines. On March 25, 2024, within the framework of the ATOMEXPO-2024 International Forum, the Scientific Division of ROSATOM (the managing company – Science and Innovations JSC) will hold a discussion “Aviation Horizons: Overcoming the Turbulence Zone”, dedicated to trends and challenges in the development…
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Nuclear Fuel Cycle Development in Two-Component Energy to Be Discussed at ATOMEXPO-2024
The discussion will explore the main trends in the development of modern nuclear fuel cycle in the context of current geopolitical challenges. A round table on “Development of Nuclear Fuel Cycle (NTC) in Two-Component Energy: Current Challenges and Sustainable Solutions” will take place on March 25, at the 13th International Forum ATOMEXPO-2024. The event will…
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ROSATOM took part in the IAEA Women’s Forum
The State Corporation shared its experience in supporting women in nuclear. ROSATOM took part in the forum “For More Women in Nuclear” held by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which ended in Vienna on March 8. The event, dedicated to the celebration of International Women’s Day, brought together about 500 women from different countries…
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ROSATOM head Alexey Likhachev meet Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade Péter Szijjártó
The parties discussed Implementation of the Paks-2 NPP Project. On March 12, 2024, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, met in Budapest with Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjártó. After the talks, Alexey Likhachev and Peter Szijjártó noted that work on the construction of new power units at the…
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The potential of shipping along the Northern Sea Route will be discussed at ATOMEXPO-2024
Participants will discuss projects in transport, logistics, energy and infrastructural support for shipping. On March 26, 2024, the session “The Northern Sea Route: The Boundless Potential of the Arctic” will be held at ATOMEXPO-2024. It will be attended by representatives of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, ROSATOM, the Marine Research Center of Lomonosov…
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Welding of the main circulation pipeline has been completed at power unit No. 2 of the Kursk NPP-2 (under construction)
At the construction site of the Kursk NPP-2 in the reactor building of the 2nd power unit, one of the key events was completed – welding of the main circulation pipeline (MCP), which connects the main equipment of the reactor plant into a single technological system, forming the 1st circuit. The main purpose of the…
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At ATOMEXPO-2024, Rosatom will present its scientific and technology contribution to the development of global thermonuclear energy
Research in the field of plasma physics and thermonuclear fusion is aimed at solving global problem of providing humankind with clean and safe energy in the future. On March 26, 2024, within the framework of the ATOMEXPO-2024 International Forum, the Scientific Division of the Rosatom (managing company – Science and Innovations JSC) will hold a…
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Installation of the inner containment has started at El-Dabaa NPP Unit 1 (Egypt)
The first tier of inner containment will be installed in four stages. On March 8, specialists from Rosatom Engineering Division (ASE) started to install the first tier of inner containment of the reactor building at Unit 1 of El-Dabaa NPP in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The first tier of inner containment consists of 12…
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15 participants of the World Youth Festival will go on an expedition to the North Pole aboard the ROSATOM’s nuclear icebreaker
Representatives from eight countries became the selection winners. Within the framework of the World Youth Festival (WYF) program ROSATOM selected 15 participants to join the scientific and educational expedition to the North Pole. The selection started on February, 28 – the Arctic Day – and was arranged in several stages. In total more than 2,000…
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Another round of interdepartmental consultations between Russia and the IAEA takes place in Sochi
ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi head the Delegations. On 6 March, another round of interdepartmental consultations of the Russian delegation with the IAEA delegation led by Director General Mr. Rafael Grossi took place in Sochi. The Russian delegation was headed by Director General of ROSATOM Mr. Alexey Likhachev. The…
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ROSATOM holds a session on developing the international eco-community
Experts and young eco-leaders decided to create an international ecological club following the session. On March 3, a session titled “International Eco-Community – Creating the Future Together” was held within the framework of the World Youth Festival with the support of ROSATOM. During the session, participants discussed which areas of international cooperation in the field…
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Rosatom commissioned the 2nd stage of the Trunovskaya wind power plant
The total installed wind power capacity of Rosatom exceeded 1 GW. The second stage of Rosatom’s Trunovskaya wind power plant in Stavropolsky Krai, with an installed capacity of 35 MW, began supplying energy to the Unified All-Russian Power Grid. In total, the Trunovskaya WPP has an installed capacity of 95 MW and consists of 38…
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Alexey Likhachev addressed the participants of the World Youth Festival 2024
His lecture “Nuclear Technologies for Sustainable Development” opened the marathon of the Russian Knowledge Society. The lecture by Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of ROSATOM, “Nuclear Technologies for Sustainable Development” opened the program of the first day of the educational marathon of the Russian Knowledge Society. The event is taking place within the World Youth…
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ROSATOM will be the general partner of the World Youth Festival in 2024
Students from the backbone higher educational institutions and representatives from the partner countries of ROSATOM will visit the festival. In 2024 ROSATOM will be the general partner of the World Youth Festival which will take place on March, 1-7, 2024 at Sirius Federal Territory (Sochi, the Krasnodar Territory). ROSATOM has also obtained the status of…
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ROSATOM’s Engineering Division organised a seminar for potential suppliers of the Paks II. NPP project
JSC ASE Hungarian Branch (part of the Engineering Division of ROSATOM) organised a seminar for potential suppliers of the Paks II. NPP project. The event, which was attended by more than 350 representatives of 180 companies was held on 23 February in Paks (Hungary). Vitaly Polyanin, Vice President of ASE JSC and Director of the…
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ROSATOM presented advanced Russian nuclear technologies at the 13th International Conference on Nuclear Sciences and Applications in Hurghada, Egypt
As part of the participation at the 13th International Conference on Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Rosatom showcased technologies in medicine, healthcare, and agriculture. ROSATOM, a global technological leader, participated in the 13th International Conference on Nuclear Sciences and Applications organized by the Egyptian Society of Nuclear Sciences and Applications (ESNSA) and Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority…
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Clean area for controlled reactor assembly arranged at Akkuyu NPP Unıt 1
It means completion of general construction works in Unit 1 containment and transition to the equipment start-up-and-adjustment phase. February 08, 2024, Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye. – A “clean area” has been arranged in the reactor compartment of Akkuyu NPP Unit No. 1. This term means a prepared working space for controlled assembly of a reactor,…
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Rosenergoatom became the operating organization of a small NPP in Yakutia
Commissioning of the first land-based small plant is planned for 2028. Rosenergoatom (electric power division of ROSATOM) has officially become the operating organization of a small (SNPP) in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, signed a relevant order. The SNPP design is based on the latest Russian development – the…
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The Multi-D digital Product of the Rosatom Engineering Division has won the KulibIT-2023 National Award
The “Multi-D Digital Products for the Construction of a Complex Engineering Facility” project launched by Atomstroyexport JSC (which is part of the Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division), has become the winner of the “KulibIT-2023 ”National Digitalization Award” in two categories, to take a special prize from the competition organizers. The final competition was held in…
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Passive heat removal system installed at Rooppur NPP Unit 2 (Bangladesh)
Works on installation of inner and outer parts of steel structures of the passive heat removal system (PHRS) deflector in the design position were performed in two days at the Rooppur NPP construction site in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (the general designer and general contractor being the Rosatom Engineering Division). The complexity of this…
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ROSATOM increased the annual export supplies of isotope products by 15%
As of year-end 2023, Isotope JSC (a part of the Health Technologies Division) increased the annual export supplies of isotope products by 15%. This export growth was due to the contracts concluded with customers in the countries of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and CIS, in particular, agreements with enterprises in China and India enabled…
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Main Stage of Construction Has Begun at El-Dabaa NPP Power Unit 4
A ceremony dedicated to the “first concrete” pouring into the foundation slab of Power Unit 4 took place in the Arab Republic of Egypt, at El-Dabaa construction site (General Designer and General Contractor is ROSATOM Engineering Division). This historic event signifies the beginning of the main stage of the power unit construction, thus making the…
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ROSATOM starts installation of the BREST-OD-300 4th generation reactor
This is the world’s first new generation lead-cooled fast reactor. ROSATOM has achieved a landmark milestone in construction of a power unit with the innovative fast neutron BREST-OD-300 reactor on the site of the Pilot demonstration energy complex (PDEC) in Seversk, Tomsk Region (West Siberia). The steel reactor baseplate with the total weight of 165…
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Historical record of the Northern Sea Route: the cargo carriage volume in 2023 exceeded 36.254 mln. tons
This is in excess of the plan by more than 250 th. tons. The cargo traffic rate via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2023 was clarified, it amounted to 36.254 mln. tons. Thus, the target value was exceeded by more than 250 th. tons. “It became possible to achieve record-breaking cargo traffic parameters due…
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ATOMEXPO-2024 Forum will take place on March, 25-26 in Sochi
ATOMEXPO-2024 International Forum, one of the key congress and exhibition events in the global nuclear industry, will take place on March, 25-26, in Sochi (in Sirius Science and Art Park, Sirius Federal Territory). The Forum will unite managers of government agencies, the major vendors and companies of the global nuclear industry, public organizations and international…
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TIANOX medical system received the first foreign certificate
The regulatory authorities of Belarus approved application of the unique ROSATOM’s product. TIANOX medical system is an innovative project of the domestic nuclear industry specialists for therapy of adults and children, including newborns, with the use of nitrogen monoxide. It is used in pulmonology, cardiovascular surgery, transplantology, neonatology, rehabilitation and other areas. Nitrogen monoxide is…
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ROSATOM Inaugurates The Office In Cairo
Opening the office is a milestone for Rosatom in expanding collaboration with Egypt partners. ROSATOM, a global technological leader and leading company of the global nuclear energy industry working in 60 countries, inaugurates today the office in Cairo, Egypt. This momentous event marks a significant milestone in ROSATOM’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with Egypt,…
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ROSATOM presented interim results of work on elimination of accumulated environmental damage from the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill to UNESCO experts
A complex of measures to bring the facilities to a safe state is planned to be completed within the next four years. Experts from UNESCO and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources visited the industrial site of the former Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill JSC (BPPM JSC) as part of…
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ROSATOM took part in INSIC-2023 conference in Mumbai (India)
ROSATOM presented its solutions for small NPPs and balanced nuclear fuel cycle to Indian partners. ROSATOM took part in India’s biggest nuclear energy conference INSIC-2023, which ended in Mumbai on December 15. The event was organized jointly by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and the Indian Nuclear Society (INS). The conference brought…
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ROSATOM’s Company and YLB Expand Cooperation in Lithium Mining and Production in Bolivia
In La Pas, Bolivia, in the presence of President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Luis Arce, Uranium One Group JSC (an entity of the ROSATOM) and state Bolivian company YLB (Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos) signed an agreement on the construction of a pilot installation for lithium carbonate production in the Uyuni Salt Pan in…
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ROSATOM summed up results of participation in the 28th UN Conference on Climate Change
ROSATOM emphasizes the need to develop nuclear energy to achieve carbon neutrality. Representatives of ROSATOM took part in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) which was held in Dubai this year. Within the framework of the conference, ROSATOM organized a series of events designed to…
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ROSATOM and DP World to create a global logistics operator
The parties agreed to jointly develop logistic integration amongst BRICS members and partner countries. ROSATOM and DP World have signed an agreement on strategic cooperation in the global market aimed at increasing the efficiency of international trade, primarily among the BRICS countries and their partners, and at creating seamless, sustainable global transportation and logistics supply…
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ROSATOM manufactures first bundles of BN-800 MOX fuel with minor actinides
ROSATOM’s Mining and Chemical Combine in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk region, has manufactured the first three fuel assemblies with uranium-plutonium MOX fuel, which contain in their fuel matrix not only plutonium, but also other transuranic elements — americium-241 and neptunium-237. The fuel bundles have been successfully accepted and will be loaded into the BN-800 fast neutrons reactor…
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ROSATOM joined the Statement by representatives of the global nuclear industry on efforts to triple generation capacity
The Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge initiative aims to achieve this result by 2050. At the invitation of World Nuclear Association, ROSATOM has joined the Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. The pledge, spearheaded by leaders in the nuclear energy sector, underscores the pivotal role…
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ROSATOM completed production of RITM-200 reactors for a series of universal nuclear icebreakers
The second RITM-200 reactor intended for the nuclear-powered icebreaker Chukotka will be delivered to the shipyard by the end of the year. The manufacturing facility of Rosatom’s Mechanical Engineering Division in Podolsk has completed the manufacturing of the second vessel of the RITM-200 reactor intended for the new generation icebreaker Chukotka. This is the last…
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ROSATOM demonstrates progress in implementing low-capacity nuclear power projects at the SMR Day
Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation ROSATOM global leader in nuclear technologies nuclear energy The event became an international platform for discussing the advantages of developing small modular reactors. ROSATOM held the Small Modular Reactors Day (SMR Day) on the sidelines of the COP28 Climate Conference, presenting a full range of technological solutions to achieve…
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Director General of ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev meets IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on the margins of COP-28 in Dubai
On December 2, 2023, Director General of ROSATOM State Corporation Mr. Alexey Likhachev had a meeting with IAEA Director General Mr. Rafael Grossi on the margins of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-28) in Dubai. Alexey Likhachev confirmed support for the IAEA’s activities to promote the “peaceful atom” as a sustainable energy source and expressed…