October 11, 2024, 19:40 St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024, which took place at the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre starting from October 8, concluded today. More than 34,000 people representing 54 countries (Russia and 53 states of Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America) took part in the SPIGF, which is a record-high number of participants for the forum. SPIGF 2024 also featured…
October 11, 2024, 19:10 A unique multifunctional mobile inspection robot of Russian make was presented at the exhibition of St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The robot is designed to carry out routine inspections at production facilities. It is equipped with a gas analyzer and can independently perform scanning to detect methane leaks where required. Another peculiar feature of the new product is its multifunctional platform, which makes…
October 11, 2024, 12:45 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Mikhail Kovalchuk, President of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The parties discussed the ongoing implementation of their agreement on scientific & technical cooperation and the status of the innovative projects that are being carried out by the…
Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General of the ITER International Organization, reviewed the process of development and manufacturing of key Russian systems for the international thermonuclear reactor in St. Petersburg on October 9, within the framework of his official visit to the Russian Federation. The first point of ITER Director-General’s visit was Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical…
October 10, 2024, 21:05 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Vitaly Khotsenko, Governor of the Omsk Region, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The parties reviewed the key areas of cooperation. Particular attention was paid to the ongoing implementation of the 2021–2025 program for gas supply and gas infrastructure expansion in the Omsk Region. In the…
Background St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024 is being held at the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 8–11. In June 2023, Gazprom and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed the two-year Contract for Russian gas supplies to Uzbekistan and the Roadmap for preparing the gas transmission system of Uzbekistan for the reception and transmission of Russian pipeline gas. October 2023 saw the start of Russian natural gas…
October 10, 2024, 18:35 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Viktor Karankevich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the ongoing preparation of the republic’s gas supply facilities for the autumn/winter period. At present, Gazprom is completing the implementation of the…
October 10, 2024, 18:25 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The parties discussed the current matters and prospects of their cooperation in the gas sector, including the project for the creation of an international gas hub.…
October 10, 2024, 17:45 A number of documents pertaining to the training of specialists for the gas sector were signed today in the presence of Alexey Miller at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk, the Amur Region Government and Amur State University signed an Agreement of Cooperation. The parties intend to join forces in training professionals who are in demand by the enterprises of the Amur…
Background Gazprom’s main partner in China is CNPC, a state-owned oil and gas company. In 2014, Gazprom and CNPC signed the 30-year Sales and Purchase Agreement for 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year to be supplied via the eastern route (Power of Siberia gas pipeline). The ceremony marking the start of the first-ever pipeline supplies of Russian gas to China took place on December 2, 2019. The long-term…
October 10, 2024, 17:30 A number of documents to expand cooperation between Gazprom and Russian industrial enterprises were signed today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The documents are aimed at strengthening the potential of Russian manufacturers and increasing the production of advanced products for the fuel and energy complex. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Mikhail Evraev, Governor…
Outstanding leaders and experts from 45 countries shared their experience during the festival events. Speakers at the opening ceremony and panel discussions included Sidronius Okaasai Opolot, Uganda’s Minister of State for Energy; Judith Obina Okumu, Private Secretary to H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda in charge of Political Affairs; Davis Akampurira, Advisor to…
On October 9, 2024, Nikolay Spassky, Deputy Director General for International Relations of the ROSATOM, held a meeting with Yacouba Zabre Gouba, Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries of Burkina Faso. The delegation arrived in Moscow to participate in the forum “Economic Days of Burkina Faso in Russia”. As part of the meeting, a detailed…
On October 8, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, held a working meeting with his colleague from the International ITER Organization, Pietro Barabaschi, who was in Russia on a visit. The parties discussed issues related to the joint implementation of the international project for the construction of the ITER thermonuclear experimental reactor, in particular, the…
ROSATOM will train 18 young specialists from the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the research reactor operation at the Center for Nuclear Technology Research and Development, which is under construction in El Alto. Their training will start in the very near future at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU). The grant-aided students will take a training course…
On October 6, 2024, works on installation of the core catcher body commenced at Unit 3 of El-Dabaa NPP in the Arab Republic of Egypt (the General Designer and General Contractor is ROSATOM State Corporation Engineering Division). The core catcher is long-lead equipment; it consists of several elements with the total weight of 480 tons,…
At the Digital BRICS Forum, held on September 26-27, 2024 in Innopolis, Republic of Tatarstan, representatives of ROSATOM spoke about the initiative to create a University of Future Technologies in Russia. The concept was discussed at the ROSATOM session “Quantum Supremacy: Solo Race or BRICS Synergy?”, and was previously presented in detail during the meeting…
The Inner Containment is one of the key elements that ensures the nuclear and environmental safety of the facility Dr. Amged El Wakeel, Board Chairman of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority, announced on 26 September 2024 the Nuclear Power Plants Authority witnessed the installation of the first tier of the Inner Containment of the reactor…
September 26, 2024 – Büyükeceli, Mersin, Türkiye. ROSATOM management delegation headed by Director General Alexey Likhachev visited Akkuyu nuclear power plant construction site in Türkiye. Likhachev held a meeting with the project management and examined the progress at the main facilities of the first start-up complex. ROSATOM’s executives were accompanied at the site by Anton…
On September 26, 2024, on the sidelines of the international forum Russian Energy Week, ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev met with Nenad Popović, Minister in charge of International Economic Cooperation in the Serbian Government. Alexey Likhachev and Nenad Popović discussed the prospects for cooperation with Serbia in non-power nuclear applications, as well as national personnel…
On September 26, 2024, on the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week, ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev held negotiations with Alexey Kushnarenko, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Belarus. Alexey Likhachev has emphasized that ROSATOM attaches great importance to developing cooperation with the Republic of Belarus. The dialogue partners discussed existing and promising bilateral…
On September 26, on the sidelines of the international forum Russian Energy Week 2024, ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev met with Nyan Tun, Union Minister for Electric Power, Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The parties commended the progress made in implementing the project for building a small nuclear power plant (SNPP) in the Republic…
On 25 September, Nikolay Spasskiy, Deputy Director General – Director of the International Cooperation Unit of ROSATOM, met with a delegation from Mali led by Alusseni Sanou, Minister of Economy and Finance. From the Malian side, the Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Bintou Camara, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Madina Sissoko Dembele, and…
ACRA Rating Agency confirmed the rating of ROSATOM in the area of sustainable development (the ESG rating) at the level of ESG-2 (corresponding to “a very high grade”). The grade remains unchanged as compared with the results of 2023. Six main divisions took part in formation of the final ESG rating: Ore Mining, Power Engineering,…
A meeting between Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Huynh Thanh Dat, Minister of Science and Technology of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, was held on September, 24. The parties discussed the progress of works within the main project of the Russian and Vietnamese cooperation in the nuclear area – construction of the…
On 20 September 2024, a business forum was held in Budapest to coincide with the meeting of the Russian-Hungarian intergovernmental commission with the participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko. The event was organized by the Hungarian Export Agency (HEPA). The event was…
The delegation of the Russian Federation participated in the 68th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), held from September 16 to 20 in Vienna, Austria. The delegation was headed by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, and also included Alexander Trembitsky, head of Rostekhnadzor, and Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of…
Immediately following the opening of the 68th session of the IAEA General Conference, ROSATOM Director General Mr. Alexey Likhachev had another meeting with IAEA Director General Mr. Rafael Grossi. As a follow-up to their regular contacts, Alexey Likhachev and Rafael Grossi briefly reviewed the main issues of current and prospective cooperation between Russia and the…
Loading of dummy fuel assemblies into the reactor pressure vessel has started at Unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (the general designer and general contractor is ROSATOM’s Engineering Division). The work is performed by specialists of Atomstroyexport JSC, Atomtechenergo JSC and Rosenergoatom. A dummy fuel assembly (DFA) is a…
ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev and the Agency Director General Rafael Grossi head Delegations. On 6 September, another round of interdepartmental consultations between the Russian Federation and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held in Kaliningrad. The Russian delegation, led by ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev, included Alexander Trembitskiy, Head of Rostechnadzor; Mikhail Ulyanov,…
The corporation took part in several nuclear energy events. ROSATOM’s experts took part in the International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology ICANSE-2024 organized by the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB, Indonesia). The experts presented advanced technologies and Russian experience in nuclear energy, including SMR projects. The visit of the ROSATOM delegation to…
The Rosatom Engineering Division has provided technical support for the operation. The reactor vessel manufactured by Russian specialists has been installed in its design position at the Tianwan NPP Unit 8 which is being built by the Rosatom Engineering Division in China. The division’s representatives have provided technical support for the technological operation supervised by…
The high-tech turbine set system is designed to convert steam energy into mechanical energy that turns the turbine and generator rotor to generate power. September 3, 2024 – Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye – Russian and Turkish builders of Akkuyu NPP (being constructed by Rosatom in Türkiye) have completed concreting the foundation of the turbine set…
Delegation of the Agency also visited some events of ROSATOM. The delegation from the IAEA Department of Safeguards led by its head Massimo Aparo, Deputy Director General of the Agency, visited Russia on August, 26-29, 2024. Consultations with Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Nikolay Spassky, Deputy Director General…
They noted a fast pace of construction of the power units. Alexey Likhachev, ROSATOM Director General, and Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, the Prime Minister of Egypt, held negotiations on August 28. A fast pace of construction of the power units was noted. The meeting was also attended by Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy…
He had an opportunity to assess the nuclear safety risks posed by attacks on the facility. On 27 August, the IAEA delegation headed by Director General Mr. Raphael Grossi visited the sites of the Kursk NPP and the Kursk NPP-2, as well as the town of Kurchatov. The visit was organized at the invitation of…
The next shipment of equipment confirms Russia’s to fulfill its obligations under the project. Project Center ITER (ROSATOM’s enterprise) has carried out one of the largest shipments of equipment for the fusion mega-facility this year. The common frame of the first (of four) stand for vacuum, strength, thermal and functional tests of the port plugs…
The legal entity’s name was changed as part of the implementation of the the state corporation branding policy. In order to switch to a «monolithic» brand, JSC NovaWind, the management company of the Wind Energy Division of the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, was renamed into Rosatom Renewable Energy, JSC (in Russian — Акционерное общество…
In an inspiring showcase of talent and ambition, twenty talented young individuals from across Africa have emerged as winners of ROSATOM’s Atoms Empowering Africa competition. This unique initiative offered these future leaders the invaluable opportunity to delve into the latest advancements in nuclear technology while immersing themselves in the rich cultural heritage of Russia. The…
A fully mounted containment will ensure the maximum level of safety of the nuclear power plant. August 22, 2024 – Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye. Russian and Turkish specialists have completed the installation of the lower dome part of the outer containment (OC) in the design position at Power Unit No.1 of the Akkuyu NPP (being…
The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of STEM disciplines and nuclear technologies. ROSATOM and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Myanmar organized a Science Festival that took place in Yangon, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The festival’s scientific and educational events took place concurrently at multiple locations, including Nuclear…
The 5th School of Russia and IAEA on Nuclear Knowledge Management was held in Moscow at the Rosatom Technical Academy. The event brought together 28 representatives from 14 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the CIS. Viktor Mazepov, Director for International Cooperation of the Rosatom Technical Academy, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech:…
The work on this projects is an example of constructive partnership that opens up new prospects for cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy. On August 14 the reactor vessel and steam generator for Unit 4 of Xudapu NPP were shipped from the production site of Atommash (Mechanical Engineering Division of ROSATOM). The nuclear…
The welded metal structure of 396 tons and 6.5 meters high was moved to its regular place by a crawler crane. The fifth tier of the inner containment (IC) has been installed at the Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 (Turkiye). The ring-shaped welded metal structure of 396 tons and 6.5 meters high, assembled at a special…
On the evening of August 9, 2024, a telephone conversation took place between Alexei Likhachev, General Director of the ROSATOM, and Rafael Grossi, IAEA Director General. The conversation was organized at the initiative of the Russian side. The key topic of the consultations was the situation with the Kursk NPP. During the conversation Alexei Likhachev…
Chepetsk Mechanical Plant, Joint-Stock Company (Chepetsk Mechanical Plant, JSC, a company of Rosatom Fuel Division in Glazov, Udmurtia Republic) arranged a pilot floor for commercial production of fuel claddings with chromium coating. This structural material is a possible solution for creating fuel of a new safety generation (ATF – Advanced Technology Fuel). The technology makes…
The first large-sized equipment – the core catcher, which is part of the NPP passive safety system, was delivered to the construction site of Paks NPP (Hungary) new power units on August 1, 2024. The components of the core catcher for Paks NPP Unit 5 were transported from Russia by water, from Volgodonsk to Paks.…
Concreting of the foundaton slab of pump station of Akkuyu NPP Unit No. 3 (which is being built by Rosatom State Corporation in Türkiye). The slab foundaton was divided into 8 blocks. Each of them included 4 to 10 concreting stages, depending on their complexity. The concrete volume was almost 20 000 cubic meters, and…
ROSATOM took part in the World Nuclear University’s Summer Institute, an international educational program aimed at developing the professional skills of nuclear industry workers from different countries. The SI 2024 was hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The program has been attended by ROSATOM Special Representative for International Projects Lyudmila Zalimskaya, Chief Sustainability Officer Polina…
TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom has started implementation of nuclear fuel supply contract for units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam NPP. The contract embraces the entire lifetime of the power units from the starting loading of the reactor cores. Units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam NPP of the Russian design, powered by VVER-1000…
A business meeting between Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye, took place in Istanbul. The parties discussed the implementation status of the largest joint Russian and Turkish project for today – Akkuyu NPP, as well as the potential prospects for expansion of cooperation. “As…
The reactor vessel, components of the pressurizer and the pipeline valves will be manufactured from blanks weighing more than 650 tons. Metallurgical plant AEM-Special Steels (Mechanical engineering division of Rosatom) has manufactured and shipped a large lot of blanks for the equipment of El Dabaa NPP Unit 1, which is being built in Egypt by…
128 steel ropes will ensure the safety and maximum strength of the reactor building. Installation of the containment prestressing system (CPS) has been completed in the reactor building of Power Unit No. 1 of the Akkuyu NPP (being built by Rosatom State Corporation in Turkey). This is a part of a sealed structure that creates…
The BN-800 reactor at the Beloyarsk NPP has been loaded with MOX fuel containing americium and neptunium. During the scheduled refueling at the Beloyarsk NPP’s Unit 4, its BN-800 fast neutron reactor has been for the first time loaded with lead-test assemblies of uranium-plutonium MOX fuel also containing the so-called minor actinides, the most radiotoxic…
The State Corporation spoke about its opportunities for cooperation with Turkish companies in a wide range of areas. ROSATOM became a partner of the VI. International Exhibition and the X Summit of Nuclear Power Plants NPPES-2024, which ended in Istanbul (Türkiye) on July 3, 2024. Anton Dedusenko, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of…
The State Corporation plans to build a wind power plant in the region. On July 8, in Yekaterinburg, as part of the International Industrial Exhibition Innoprom-2024, a ceremony was held to sign a Cooperation Agreement between the Rosatom State Corporation and the Government of the Rostov Region on the construction of a wind power plant…
A meeting was held with the President of the transition period of the Republic of Mali, Assimi Goïta. A delegation from ROSATOM led by the Deputy Director General for International Relations, Nikolay Spassky, visited the Republic of Mali on July 2-3, 2024. The delegation included the Director General of JSC NovaWind, a subsidiary company (wind…
Pre-licensing training of the specialists for the first power unit of the plant subject to licensing by the Atomic Energy Regulation Agency of Bangladesh (BAERA) was completed at the premises of the Training Center of Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh. Training was arranged by ROSATOM Technical Academy. 48 Bengal nuclear specialists (the operating personnel of the…
ROSATOM, together with more than 900 representatives from 100 countries, discussed issues of training personnel for the sustainable development of global power engineering On June 25-26, the 2nd Obninsk NEW International Youth Nuclear Forum 2024 was held in Obninsk as part of events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the launch of the world’s first…
On June 27, 2024, within the framework of the II International Youth Nuclear Forum “Obninsk NEW 2024”, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear power plant, a meeting of international alumni of ROSATOM partner universities “Atom for people, people for Atom” was held. Over 60 graduates and students from 15 countries took…