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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ROSATOM has completed a significant milestone of a large-scale environmental program for the elimination of the hazardous nuclear and chemical legacy. The Murmansk Region closes the more than ten-year history of the dismantlement of the Lepse Floating Technical Base (FTB), which supported the operation of the first nuclear-powered icebreakers and the spent nuclear fuel storage…
Key technologies of the Russian nuclear industry aimed at addressing the goals of the climate agenda will be presented at COP28. Rosatom is set to participate in a series of events outlined in the business programme of the 28th International Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, opening on November…
The core catcher is one of the main elements of the power unit passive safety systems, it is part of all the up-to-date nuclear power units with III+ generation VVER-1200 reactors. On November 19, specialists started to install the core catcher body at Unit 2 of El-Dabaa NPP in the Arab Republic of Egypt (the…
Preparatory work is being intensively carried out at the construction site of the Paks-II NPP by both Russian and foreign companies. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, met with Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, followed by a visit to the construction site of the Paks-II NPP. During the meeting it…
The simulator is designed to analyze all scenarios of operation of the first nuclear power plant in Turkey and to train the NPP operational personnel. The opening ceremony of the full-scale simulator (FSS) was held in a new building of the training center at the construction site of the first nuclear power plant in Turkey.…
Cargo of weight approximately 350 tons cleared a distance of more than 3000 km by sea. The reactor pressure vessel viz. the most important equipment of the Unit 3 has been delivered to the Akkuyu NPP construction site having cleared a distance of more than 1700 miles (3150 km). The reactor pressure vessel is a…
Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, and Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom Director General, visited Belarus NPP. The ceremony at the NPP was attended by Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, and the management of the fuel and energy sector of the country. Alexey Likhachev, ROSATOM Director General, and Viktor Karankevich, Minister of…
The NPP has become the first fully implemented ROSATOM’s foreign project with the latest III+ VVER-1200 reactors. On November 01, 2023, power unit No. 2 of the Belarus NPP (its general designer and general contractor being the ROSATOM Engineering Division) has been put into commercial operation. The acceptance committee signed the acceptance certificate for the…
On October 25, 2023, the Core Catcher for Unit 2 has been successfully delivered to the construction site of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in the Arab Republic of Egypt (its General Designer and General Contractor being the Engineering Division of ROSATOM). The Core Catcher is one of the main passive safety systems of the…
Rosenergoatom (Electric Energy Division of ROSATOM) as part of bilateral interaction between ROSATOM and representatives of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (Institute of Atomic Energy and Institute of Radiation Polymer Technologies) on the implementation of a project to modernize the RPP-350 gamma installation intended for radiation processing agricultural products and research work, demonstrated to representatives…
October 19, 2023, Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye – The first 390-ton overhead polar crane has been commissioned at Akkuyu NPP. It will be used at all lifecycle stages of the Unit No. 1 of the first Turkish nuclear power plan. Polar crane or, as it is also known, overhead polar crane is one of the…
Rosatom and the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) approved an Action Plan for Cooperation in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear energy for 2023-2025. Building upon the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Rosatom and AFCONE on September 22, 2020, the Parties have reaffirmed their commitment to promote the use of nuclear…
Rosatom and Gazprom, Russia’s energy companies, organized a joint session at the African Energy Week (Cape Town, South Africa). The session “Powering Africa’s Future: Collaborative Energy Solutions” unveiled a suite of innovative energy solutions, perfectly tailored to meet the diverse needs of the African continent. The session also included representatives from the South African investment…
On October 13, 2023, on the sidelines of the VI Russian Energy Week Forum in Moscow, ROSATOM and the Ministry of Mines, Quarries and Energy of Burkina Faso signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy. The document was signed by N.N. Spassky, Deputy Director General of…
On October 13, 2023, N.N. Spassky, Deputy Director General for International Relations of Rosatom, met with a delegation from the Republic of Mali which arrived in Moscow to participate in the 6th Russian Energy Week Forum. The delegation was headed by A. Sanou, Minister of Economy and Finance. The meeting was held at Rosatom, and…
On October 11, 2023, on the sidelines of Russian Energy Week, the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar signed the Memorandum of Understanding in the field of nuclear infrastructure assessment and enhancement. The document was signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General…
JSC NovaWind (wind power division of Rosatom) and the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund signed an agreement to develop and implement an investment project for the construction of a wind power plant in the Issyk-Kul region of the Kyrgyz Republic. The installed capacity of the planned wind power plant will be 100 MW. “Rosatom is interested in…
On October 6, the installation of the “core catcher” for Unit 1 of the El-Dabaa NPP in the Arab Republic of Egypt started (the general designer and general contractor is Rosatom Engineering Division). The core catcher is one of the main passive safety systems of the power unit. It is included a unique equipment specific…
The official ceremony dedicated to the delivery of the first batch of nuclear fuel has been held at Rooppur NPP construction site in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (the general designer and general contractor is Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division). Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic…
Rosatom has accopmlished the project for remediation of Taboshar industrial site near the city of Istiklol, the Sughd region, the Republic of Tajikistan. The scope of works completed included the remediation of the dump of the low-grade uranium ore factory as well as of four tailings dumps. The work at the sites was done ahead…
Trunovskaya Wind Farm, a new wind farm of Rosatom in Stavropolsky Krai, has started supplying electricity to Russia’s unified grid. When completed, the wind farm will have an installed capacity of 95 MW and consist of 38 wind turbines. “Trunovskaya wind power station is our ninth wind farm in southern Russia and seventh in Stavropolsky…
Vienna, Austria, September 29, 2023 – Rosatom took part in the 67th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which was held in Vienna on September 25-29, 2023. The event brought together the world’s lead experts and representatives of the nuclear industry from 177 countries. During his speech at a plenary session, the…
Rosatom took part in the International Industrial Exhibition INNOPROM. Kazakhstan, where the guests could have a look at state-of-the-art technologies in the field of power engineering and medicine. ROSATOM’s representatives stated their readiness to expand cooperation with partners from Central Asian countries. “Rosatom is known for its nuclear projects, but the activities of the State…
September 26, 2023, Mersin Province, Türkiye – A working meeting between Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, and Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye, has taken at the Akkuyu NPP Construction Site. At the Akkuyu NPP Construction Site, the official delegation was met by project leaders headed by…
AKPA Rating Agency has upgraded the ESG rating of Rosatom from ESG-3 (ESG-В) to ESG-2 (ESG-В) which corresponds to a very high level in environmental protection, social responsibility and management. Six main divisions of Rosatom – the Mining, the Power Generating, the Sale and Trading, the Fuel, the Engineering and the Machine Building – have…
The manufacturing facility of Rosatom’s engineering division in Volgodonsk shipped the fifth nuclear reactor vessel this year. The vessel is intended for Unit 3 being constructed at the site of the Akkuyu NPP, the first nuclear power plant in Turkey. This number of shipments is an absolute record in the domestic nuclear engineering industry. “With…
Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation ROSATOM global leader in nuclear technologies nuclear energy On 25 September 2023 in Vienna, Austria, Rosatom State Corporation and Algerian Commission of Atomic Energy (COMENA) signed a memorandum of understanding. The memorandum was signed on sidelines of 67th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference by Boris Arseev, Division Deputy…
On September 25th a traditional meeting between the head of the Russian delegation, Director General of ROSATOM Mr Alexey Likhachev and Director General of the IAEA Mr Rafael Grossi took place on the margins of the 67th session of the Agency’s General Conference. On the Russian side, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to…
On September 22, 2023, Levente Magyar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary, Gergely Jakli, Director General of Paks-2 NPP CJSC, and Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, visited the construction site of Paks-2 NPP. Since the start of the main construction stage, this is the fist visit to the only nuclear power plant…
At the Rooppur NPP construction site in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (with the Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division being the general designer and general contractor), installation of steel structures of the outer containment dome has been completed in the reactor building of Unit 2. Specialists of the Engineering Division have set a record –…
At the Rooppur NPP construction site in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (with the Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division being the general designer and general contractor), installation of steel structures of the outer containment dome has been completed in the reactor building of Unit 2. Specialists of the Engineering Division have set a record –…
Obninsk NEW International Youth Nuclear Forum arranged with the support of ROSATOM was opened in Obninsk on September, 21. More than 500 experts, young scientists and specialists from more than 70 countries gathered at the venue. They will discuss global challenges faced by the industry on the path to creation of the future based on…
Installation of the dome part of the outer containment of Unit 2 reactor building has started at the construction site of Rooppur NPP in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (General Designer and General Contractor is Rosatom Engineering Division). Installation of the lower tier of the outer containment dome has been completed. The installation of the…
September 13, 2023, Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye. – Concrete pouring of the turbine plant foundation has been completed in the turbine hall building of Akkuyu NPP Power Unit No. 2. The milestone of the Unit No. 2 will enable builders of the first nuclear power plant in Türkiye to start installing elements of the turbine…
The mining division of ROSATOM – Atomredmetzoloto JSC (ARMZ JSC) and RAOS JSC (ROSATOM’s organization acting as the sectoral integrator for small nuclear power plants (SNPPs)) are developing cooperation on the small nuclear power plant project based on the advanced reactor technology Shelf-M. The SNPP will provide environmentally friendly and stable power generation for Sovinoye…
The State Specialized Design Institute (GSPI JSC, part of Rosatom) and Chinese corporation LS Group Co., one of the largest equipment manufacturers for the oil, gas and chemical industries, will explore opportunities for cooperation on the hydrogen plant project on Sakhalin Island. The parties signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the sidelines of the 8th…
The session “Advanced Russian Technologies for Technological Sovereignty and Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic” took place within the framework of the VIII Eastern Economic Forum being held in Vladivostok. It was arranged with the support of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, Anatoly Bobrakov, Deputy Minister…
The Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom , and Seligdar PJSC signed an agreement of intent for cooperation in the implementation of projects of the Kyuchus cluster of deposits of tin, gold, and…
11 of September, Vladivostok. – Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEDC) and ROSATOM logistics integrator (Rusatom Cargo LLC) signed an agreement on cooperation in construction of the Western Transportation and Logistics Hub (WHUB). Nikolay Zapryagaev, Director General of FEDC, and Alexey Levitsky, Director General of ZTLU LLC (a subsidiary of Rusatom Cargo LLC) in…
Public hearing was held in Ostrovets in advance of making a decision to issue the operation license for Unit 2 of Belarus NPP. The event under the auspices of Belarus regulatory authority in the field of nuclear and radiation safety (Gosatomnadzor) was attended by representatives of the public, Belarus state authorities and organizations involved in…
September 8, 2023, Ankara, Türkiye. – Rosatom State Corporation and AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC (a company of Rosatom) were among the main partners of the 6th International Aviation, Aerospace and Technology Festival TEKNOFEST. Türkiye’s largest technology exhibition took place from August 30 till September 3 in Ankara under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and…
On August 21, 2023, the general contractor of Paks-2 NPP project, JSC Atomstroyexport (Engineering Division of Rosatom State Corporation), started work on the main stage of construction of two new VVER-1200 power units of generation 3+. The contractor, Hungarian company Duna Aszfalt Kft., started preparations for the excavation of the pit under the future power…
Rating agency Expert RA, JCS assigned ESG-II (b) rating to ROSATOM which conforms to very high level of compliance with the interests in the field of sustainable development when making key decisions. Such good results are due to compliance with the requirements of the law and regulations in the field of environmental protection, positive dynamics…
On August 9, the 27th meeting of the Russian-Chinese Subcommission on Nuclear Issues was held in Saint Petersburg (within the framework of the Commission for Regular Meetings of the Heads of the Governments of Russia and China). Co-Chairmen of the Subcommission are Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Zhang Kejian, Director of the China…