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Sustainable Development Needs Atoms
In September, the largest global nuclear organizations, the IAEA and World Nuclear Association (WNA), held international forums dedicated to the role of nuclear power in energy transition, new technologies, government…
Akkuyu on Track to Four Units
In this issue, our regular column dealing with Rosatom’s geographical footprint spotlights Turkey. This is where the construction of Akkuyu NPP is going full tilt. Read our article to learn…
Andreeva Bay Half Clean
Rosatom updated Russian authorities, the public and international donors on its nuclear legacy management efforts at the spent fuel repository in Andreeva Bay. The most active contributor to the legacy…
Sustainability by Numbers
On October 1, Rosatom’s Sustainability Report 2020 was published on the UN Global Compact website. Its most interesting feature is the last three years’ statistics on sustainability performance and achievements.
Rooppur: Major Milestone Passed
Installation of the reactor pressure vessel — one of the most essential construction operations — is nearing completion at Unit 1 of the country’s first nuclear power plant. Rosatom Director…
Source of Energy, Source of Knowledge
Work started on the construction site of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant to prepare the construction pit for key facilities of Unit 1. Rosatom top managers and Egyptian high-rank officials…
Akkuyu, Long-­Awaited and Unprecedented
Construction of three units of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant is going smoothly. Today, it is the largest nuclear power construction project. Not long ago, the Akkuyu construction site was…
New Opportunities
Uzbekistan steps up the pace of nuclear infrastructure development, expanding cooperation with international organizations and offering new education opportunities to students and industry professionals.
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Sky High Quality Composites
Rosatom’s composite materials division UMATEX is entering the aviation procurement market. Its recent major achievement is participation in the development of Russia’s latest medium-range MC-21-300 airliner. The next step is…
Rooppur Construction Goes Full Tilt
The focus of this issue is on Bangladesh. Construction works, production and delivery of equipment, and staff training are all going full tilt to ensure timely commissioning and safe operation…
Nuclear to Support Climate Neutrality
The global community keeps discussing the eligibility of nuclear energy for the energy mix. An obvious argument for the nuclear industry, which has recently resurfaced, is that peaceful atom is…
TVEL Turns Twenty-Five
This September, Rosatom’s nuclear fuel division TVEL celebrates its 25th anniversary. Rosatom leads the global nuclear fuel market, but fuel production and sales are not the only business of its…
VVER-1200: Infographics
The Rooppur NPP will feature two Russian-designed VVER‑1200 reactors with a total power capacity of 2,400 MW  This reactors belong to Generation III+, which meets the highest safety standards.
Safety at Core
El Dabaa NPP will follow the highest safety standards, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi guarantees. Egypt’s top-rank officials praise the substantial progress on the construction project, which is now at its preparatory…
Building Knowledge and Skills
Education and training make an integral component of the national nuclear infrastructure. Turkish students receive degrees from leading Russian universities, while Russian experts share their experience in teaching ‘nuclear’ subjects…
Foundation for Green Square
Uzbekistan has to reduce the share of carbon sources in the energy mix to meet its climate commitments. But for the national energy system to remain reliable, the country needs…
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Kudankulam, High Five!
Construction of Kudankulam Unit 5 has been officially kicked off. This is the third stage of the Indian nuclear project carried out by Rosatom. The ceremony of pouring the first…
Arctic Sea Lane
Rosatom solves two tasks in the Arctic. First, the Northern Sea Route is to be turned into an international sea lane by 2030. Second, it should be done in accordance…
Russian Atom Reaches New Heights
Rosatom is building the Center for Nuclear Technology Research and Development (CNTRD) in Bolivia. This is the first turnkey project of this kind for the Russian nuclear corporation. In late…
Nuclear Technology Saves Lives
Reaching far beyond power generation, nuclear technology encompasses nuclear medicine that helps diagnose and treat complex cancers. MRI and CT techniques, which were used extensively over the past year and…
Playing Long Game
Construction of the Rooppur NPP is going at full steam. The plant has passed one of this year’s key milestones as steel structures were installed for the internal containment dome.…
El Dabaa Project Picks Up Speed
In July, Russian companies set to manufacturing equipment for the first nuclear power plant in Egypt. The nuclear project captures the attention of the country’s senior leadership and Rosatom’s top…
Nuclear Project Changes Lives
Rosatom’s activities in Turkey are not limited to the construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant Akkuyu. The Russian nuclear corporation is involved in local social events and provides…
Atom Underlies Energy Mix
It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy in Uzbekistan without nuclear in its national energy mix. This opinion is shared by Uzbek and Russian experts and…
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Cross-Cutting Green Agenda
Rosatom initiates and actively contributes to eco-friendly projects. The Russian nuclear corporation produces carbon-free energy at its nuclear plants and wind farms, decommissions hazardous dump sites and industrial facilities, and…
Submersion in Hydrogen
In the second quarter of the year, Rosatom signed several agreements on the hydrogen economy. These partnerships with high-tech companies and prospective customers are among the first important steps in…
Tianwan, Xudabao Enter Construction Phase
Today, we have a good reason to tell our readers about China as mid-­May saw the launch of construction at two nuclear plants, Tianwan and Xudabao. Large-scale power projects are…
Metals: Shortage Foretold
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report entitled ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transition.’ The report highlights that the rapid deployment of clean energy technologies…
Project Supported
Russia offers Bangladesh extensive support in establishing nuclear industry in the country. It reaches far beyond the construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant Rooppur and covers staff training.
Importance of Training
Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority announced the date when it expected to obtain a construction permit for the country’s first nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, extensive preparations for the construction are…
Atom Stimulates Turkish Economy
Two key operations scheduled for this year — installation of the RPV and Tier 3 of the internal containment shell for Unit 1 — were completed on the construction site…
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Power Engineering at Fifteen
In late March 2021, AtomEnergoMash (AEM), Rosatom power engineering division celebrated its fifteenth birthday. This article will tell you more about one of Rosatom’s most important divisions — its companies,…
Circle of Fuel
Rosatom accumulates resources to close the nuclear fuel cycle. By defluorinating depleted uranium hexafluoride, the Russian nuclear corporation obtains uranium oxide to be used in the closed nuclear fuel cycle.…
Contracts with French Accent
This May marks the 50th anniversary of the first contract between TENEX (now part of Rosatom) and the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission. This was the first international…
EU Taxonomy Lacks Nuclear
The European Commission is to decide whether nuclear energy will be included in the EU Taxonomy of sustainable activities. If it is included, nuclear will be an activity recommended to…
Rooppur: Reliable Equipment, Best Resources
In mid-April, the Rooppur project passed another milestone as Russian manufacturer Atommash (part of Rosatom’s power engineering division AEM) shipped the last reactor for the plant. Despite the pandemic, it…
On Cosmic Scale
Preparations for El Dabaa project run as scheduled. All necessary measures are taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Rosatom continues informing Egyptians about applications of nuclear technology. Its contribution…
Reliable Future with Nuclear
The Akkuyu project provides for a large share of local content and supplies in the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. Rosatom is actively engaged in social initiatives in…
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Rosatom to Enter Li-Ion Tech Market
TVEL (part of Rosatom) is expanding its presence in two segments of the lithium-ion market. In March, Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Plant piloted a lithium hydroxide unit, while RENERA closed the…
Akkuyu NPP: Good News Only
March was a month of good news for the Akkuyu project. The Russian bank Sovcombank provided two sustainability-linked loans to finance construction of the Akkuyu plant. It was the first…
Japan in Fukushima’s Shadow
Ten years after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, nuclear energy remains divisive. However, in the same 10 years it has become clear that meeting…
Safety in Post-Fukushima Era
Ten years that passed after the Fukushima disaster have reshaped the nuclear energy industry to make it safer, more reliable and technologically advanced. Changes in the industry were multifaceted, ranging…
Project Not Affected by Pandemic
Vaccinations started at the nuclear plant construction site in Bangladesh. Over the last few months, there have only been isolated cases of coronavirus among almost 20,000 on-site workers, doctors reported.…
Energy for Decades Ahead
El Dabaa is the largest Moscow–Cairo project and one of the most ambitious initiatives undertaken in Egypt today as stated by high-ranking Russian and Egyptian officials during their visit to…
Construction at Full Throttle
Rosatom set about manufacturing a reactor pressure vessel for Akkuyu Unit 3. The management of Rosatom’s power engineering division says production of equipment for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant is…
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Winter Generated Demand for Reliability
This winter’s power outages in Europe and the USA are living examples of a simple truth: electricity generation should be not just clean, but also reliable. In January 2021, a surge…
New Life with Belarus NPP
Last year Belarus entered the ranks of nuclear power countries. Cooperation between Russia and Belarus has demonstrated that, despite politically motivated protests of a neighboring country, ten years is enough…
Xudabao Project Proceeds
Rosatom begins work on building two units at the Xudabao nuclear power plant. According to the general contract, the first concrete will be poured at Unit 3 in October 2021…
Big Science Steps Forward
Two complex Big Science projects in Russia have come closer to completion. On February 8, power launch of the PIK research reactor finally took place. Two days later, on February…
Rooppur as Symbol of Friendship
Russia cherishes contribution of Bangladeshis to the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant, says Alexander Shevchenko, a top manager of Rosatom’s ASE Bangladesh. Russia will also help Bangladesh…
Nuclear Science is Fascinating!
Egypt hosted the first Science Festival organized by Rosatom in association with the Russian Center for Science and Culture. Egyptian students spent a week listening to lectures, taking part in…
Best Staff for New Plant
In mid-February, Turkish students obtained their degrees in nuclear science and engineering from Russian universities. That was the fourth graduation under the joint Russian-Turkish educational program.
The Right Solution
Nuclear energy will help Uzbekistan overcome power shortage and facilitate decarbonization, says an article written by the country’s Agency for Nuclear Energy Development (Uzatom).
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Uranium in Limbo
The latest edition of the Red Book published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the IAEA testifies to the crisis in uranium production, with mines mothballed, production reduced and…
Caring for Brazil
We continue writing about the countries where Rosatom operates. Our today’s article is about Brazil, a country Rosatom supplies with isotopes. It also discusses a possibility of building a nuclear…
Taking Care of Old Plants
In late December 2020, Rosenergoatom (part of Rosatom, Russian NPP operations subsidiary) signed an agreement with the French electric utility company Électricité de France (EDF) to extend its full membership…
Assistance on the Northern Sea Route
Rosatom icebreakers help cargo ships travel the Northern Sea Route and free ice-bound ships. New icebreakers — Sibir, Ural, Yakutia and Chukotka — are under construction; new fuel is developed…
Nothing but Best for Rooppur
Construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant has entered its most active phase. There are more and more workers on site with the majority being locals. The nuclear plant will…
Personnel is Key
In late January, 13 students from Egypt defended their graduation theses at the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU, Russia). They completed a 5-year graduation course in Design, Operation and Engineering of…
Energy for Future
The Akkuyu NPP will make a large contribution to the Turkish economy and also improve the scientific and intellectual potential of the country. The plant will be one of the…
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Thermonuclear Predictions
Saxo Bank believes that the future does not belong to renewables, but to thermonuclear sources of energy, which are environmentally friendly, cheap and could be produced in large amounts. Rosatom…
With Attention to Detail
Last year, an anniversary year for Rosatom, Newsletter published stories about key Russian nuclear companies. This year, Newsletter will write about countries in which Rosatom operates, either building or preparing…
Russia Labels Nuclear Sustainable
Russia is witnessing a growing demand for sustainable electricity. By buying clean energy, companies reaffirm their commitment to the principles of sustainable development. Russia is the first European country to…
Images for Artificial Intelligence
Rosatom encourages new technologies that improve health and quality of life and help saving electricity. In order to pursue this goal, the Russian nuclear corporation has established a venture capital…
Joining Global Nuclear Club
Bangladesh will soon become a member of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). This is an important step for the country preparing to join the ranks of nuclear powers.…
In Continuous Dialogue
Development of the national nuclear infrastructure is impossible without a continuous dialogue with foreign partners. In late 2020, Rosatom’s top managers and their colleagues from Egypt, the UAE and other…
Atom Inspires
Apart from producing clean and safe energy, nuclear power plants serve as a source of inspiration for creative professionals. Among those inspired are Turkish photographers who have won the international…
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