Science. Rosatom actively participated in the 5th Young Scientists Congress held recently in Russia. Speaking at one of the sessions, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev outlined his vision for the principles of nuclear energy development: “First, there are no alternatives in the coming decades to using nuclear technologies for the benefit of the world. Second, all countries and peoples should have non-discriminatory access to these technologies. And third, we should shun ‘technological colonialism’ or forcing the work patterns and approaches that currently exist in international cooperation,” Likhachev noted. Rosatom’s booth featured around 30 events, including lectures by leading Russian scientists, academic quizzes, and other activities. With over 550 events on the program, the 5th Young Scientists Congress was the largest in history. The congress was attended by more than 8,000 delegates from 100 countries.

Wind power. Electricity from the first phase of Rosatom’s Novolakskaya wind power project in Dagestan has been fed into the Russian national power grid. The first phase comprises 61 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 152.5 MW. The second phase to be commissioned in 2026 will have a total capacity of 147.5 MW and feature an additional 59 wind turbines. Once the second phase is online, this wind power project will be the largest in Russia with a total installed capacity of 300 MW. By 2028, Rosatom plans to operate more than 2 gigawatts of wind capacity, including new builds and stations already brought online. The corporation operates across the entire supply chain for wind power projects, from engineering to maintenance. Local content in Rosatom’s wind farms stands at 85%. Rosatom is also building a 100 MW wind farm in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Collaboration. Rosatom subsidiaries and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology have signed an agreement of intent on environmental protection. The document provides for the development of long-term cooperation in environmental safety, as well as in hazardous and legacy waste management. Specifically, the Russian party presented its experience in setting up a centralized system for managing Hazard Class I and II waste in Russia, and a cooperation plan to implement a four-component strategy for managing the remediation of legacy sites. During the meeting, the parties also discussed the preparation and approval of a joint Priority Action Plan aimed at introducing a legacy site management strategy in Vietnam. This document will serve as a framework to operationalize future agreements.