Construction sites. Türkiye’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NDK) Board has granted Akkuyu Nuclear JSC a pre-commissioning permit for the second unit of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. The document formalizes the interaction procedures with the NDK during the upcoming pre-commissioning phase: the Turkish nuclear watchdog will monitor and approve all operations. The application documents for the permit, totaling more than 22,000 pages, were submitted in May 2025. “Obtaining the pre-commissioning permit confirms compliance with the regulator’s requirements for supporting documents and allows us to begin preparations for pre-commissioning operations at the second power unit. Engineers will proceed with the sequential testing and adjustment of the systems and equipment while finalizing construction work,” said Sergey Butskikh, CEO of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC.

Equipment. Rosatom has supplied the instrumentation and control (I&C) system for Unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh. The shipment included 22 I&C subsystems and the automated radiation monitoring system (ARMS). They monitor equipment operation, power output to the grid, and plant processes at the power unit both during the commissioning phase and throughout subsequent operation. “To date, all pieces of the I&C equipment for Rooppur Unit 1 have been delivered and adjusted at the construction site. And we have implemented a number of improvements at the plant. For instance, the automated radiation monitoring system is for the first time ever arranged in a compact skid-mounted design,” explained Gleb Murashov, Managing Director for I&C at Rosatom Automated Control Systems (RASU).

Education. South Africa hosted the first national stage of the Global HackAtom international engineering competition in association with Rosatom. Seven teams participated in the event. For two days, students interested in nuclear energy innovations, engineering, and technologies worked on case studies and presented their solutions. The ZuluTech Collective team was declared the winner; they will represent South Africa at the Global HackAtom international final. “To build a stronger country, we must equip the youth with the necessary skills, support innovation, and demand accountability and a commitment to high standards from everyone,” said Philani Gabriel Marapira, captain of the winning team.