Rusatom Overseas and the Akkuyu NPP project company in Ankar held a seminar dedicated to the world tendencies of nuclear power development and the advantages of modern Russian atomic technologies. The world famous specialists shared their view of nuclear power in the global prospective, safety issues, licensing and infrastructure development. Most of the questions from the audience and Turkish Mass Media were connected with the problems of safety provision, Fukusima lessons, training and involvement of Turkish specialists
A high-capacity Russian NPP project was introduced at the University of Technology in Budapest. Denis Kolchinsky, Chief Project Engineer, told the students that the project belongs to the 3+ safety generation and has three active channels of safety systems, a core melt trap, a passive containment cooling system and passive steam-generators cooling system. He also emphasized that the project has a high potential for localization: thus, in Russian-Czech proposal for the further construction of the Temelin NPP the participation of the Czech suppliers is 70%. The same scheme can be applied for Hungary in case the Russian project is chosen for building the new power units of Paks.
Fennovoima Board of Directors (Finland) has decided to invite Rosatom to direct negotiations regarding the supply of Fennovoima’s NPP. Fennovoima is interested in Rosatom’s 1200 MW pressurized water reactor AES-2006. If selected, the design will be updated to meet the newest Finnish safety requirements. “Referential Russian technologies are well known by Finnish experts and proven reliable in the case of NPP “Loviisa”, which works effectively and safely for many years”, – said the representative of Rusatom Overseas.
Russia and USA have recently removed 68 kilograms of highly enriched spent nuclear fuel of the LVR-15 from Rez Nuclear Research Institute, Czech Republic. This achievement is a result of fulfillment of long-term programs on return of Russian-and American-origin research reactor nuclear fuel to the Russian Federation and the USA respectively. Accomplishment of these programs is a significant contribution to the nuclear non-proliferation regime enhancement. The fuel was sent to Mayak PA (Chelyabinsk region) for reprocessing.
In the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Dhaka (Bangladesh) the photo exhibition “The Russian Nuclear Power” was started. The exhibition is dedicated to achievements of the Russian nuclear industry abroad and prospects of development of a NPP in Ruppur. The exhibition was opened in the framework of events devoted to the Independence Day of Bangladesh and the role of Russia and India in the struggle for the country’s independence. The intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Bangladesh provides for construction of two 1000 MW nuclear power units of Ruppur NPP 200 km from Dhaka. The work on the site is planned to start in January 2014.
