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Africa Learns Russian Atoms
In late July, Saint Petersburg hosted the second Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. Rosatom, a general partner of the Forum, signed five agreements with African partners on the recognition and…
Training Replica
In mid-­July, a full-scale simulator was delivered to the Akkuyu NPP construction site. An exact replica of the control room of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, it is designed for…
Going Onshore
RITM 200N will be Russia’s first small modular reactor (SMR) to be built onshore. Designed at OKBM Afrikantov, it differs from its predecessor, the RITM 200 marine reactor. This article…
Technology Chains That Store Energy
In July, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Critical Minerals Market Review 2023 report summarizing the major market trends for the minerals essential for a range of clean energy…
Dynamic Construction
Construction works at El Dabaa are fully on schedule. A construction permit for the fourth unit may be obtained by the end of the year. This was announced by Rosatom’s…
Grand Plans for Nuclear
The Turkish Ministry of Energy shared plans to build two more nuclear stations. Meanwhile, Turkey’s first nuclear power plant Akkuyu is growing by leaps and bounds as a number of…
Promoting Nuclear Medicine
In July, Moscow hosted the International BRICS Expert Forum on Nuclear Medicine. Organized by the Russian Ministry of Health and Rosatom, the forum aims to become a venue for sharing…
Fuel License Obtained
In mid-­July, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority, a local watchdog, issued a nuclear fuel management, storage and transportation license to the Rooppur NPP operator, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission…
Inspiring Nuclear Future
South Africa was one of the key participants of the Russia-­Africa summit held in July in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Find out more about the forum in this issue.) On the…
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Bolivian Lithium for Russia
In late June, Uranium One Group (a part of Rosatom) and the Bolivian state-run company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) signed a framework agreement to build a lithium carbonate mining…
Signed at SPIEF
Rosatom signed a number of agreements, which are of importance for both the company and Russia, at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum held in mid-June. Their diversity and number…
Fast, Sodium, and Upgraded
Large sodium-cooled reactors are yet another type of reactor technology that Rosatom is focusing on. Nuclear engineering company OKBM Afrikantov is currently developing BN 1200M, a sodium-cooled reactor, to be…
Rosatom Puts Emphasis on Medicine
In the April issue of Rosatom Newsletter, we discussed Rosatom’s activities in nuclear medicine, specifically the start of radiopharmaceuticals deliveries from the Bolivian Center for Nuclear Research and Technology. Recent…
Russian-Egyptian Synergy
Moscow and Cairo continue close collaboration on the first Egyptian nuclear power project. The construction of El Dabaa NPP is in full swing. On-site work is proceeding in parallel with…
Broad Scope of Cooperation
Rosatom seeks to expand its cooperation with Turkey beyond the construction of nuclear power reactors into other areas of nuclear technology application. This was announced by Anton Dedusenko, Deputy Chairman…
Atom Has No Alternative
Tashkent is working on the country’s first nuclear power plant project. According to experts, Uzbekistan needs nuclear power to build a sustainable and reliable energy system. Other applications of radiation…
Wide Horizons for Cooperation
Active discussions are underway in Kazakhstan about a nuclear power plant project, which might be carried out by Rosatom. The collaboration between Astana and Moscow extends into other areas and…
One Step Closer to Launch
Nuclear specialists from Bangladesh receive training at Rosatom’s education centers. In the early summer, Bangladesh representatives took part in the Russian Federation–IAEA Advanced Nuclear Energy Management School. Meanwhile, construction work…
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The Five Against Rosatom
Five nations agreed to counter Russia in the nuclear sector at the G7 Nuclear Energy Forum held in Sapporo, Japan. The alliance does not appear to be strong since the…
Second Reactor Goes Online in Belarus
On May 13, the second unit of the Belarus Nuclear Power Plant was brought online and supplied the first kilowatt-­hours of electricity to the national power grid. From that moment…
Strengthening Partnerships with China
Rosatom maintains extensive business contacts with China. The Russian nuclear corporation presented its capabilities at the 15th China International Exhibition on Nuclear Power Industry (CIENPI) 2023 in late April and…
In Focus: SHELF-M Reactor
Along with small modular reactors, micro reactors are at the center of Rosatom’s attention. SHELF-M is the closest among them to become tangible. Here is our story of the reactor…
More Than Just Energy
Three units of El Dabaa, the first nuclear power plant in Egypt, are currently being constructed side by side. However, civil nuclear cooperation between Russia and Egypt is not limited…
Akkuyu Unit 1 Hits Homestretch
Construction of the first unit of the Akkuyu NPP is in the homestretch, as concreting of the inner containment shell was completed in late May. The remaining three units are…
Nature and People: Friends Not Enemies
Clean energy sources, legacy waste management, improvement of quality of life, environmental partnerships between government, science and business, and many other topics were discussed at the 10th Nevsky International Environmental…
Green Light for Paks II
The Paks II project is progressing at a steady pace. Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev discussed project details during a meeting with the Hungarian leadership. In late May, the European…
Building and Studying
Construction of the Rooppur NPP is progressing rapidly, as workers have finished concreting the inner containment shell at Unit 2. Rosatom also helps Bangladesh train personnel for the nuclear plant…
Stronger Relations
Armenia has long been Rosatom’s reliable partner in the region. Their successful collaboration extends beyond the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant encompassing medicine and environmental protection, and may potentially include the…
Strengthening Partnerships with China
Rosatom maintains extensive business contacts with China. The Russian nuclear corporation presented its capabilities at the 15th China International Exhibition on Nuclear Power Industry (CIENPI) 2023 in late April and…
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Akkuyu’s First Breath
The first delivery of nuclear fuel for Akkuyu Unit 1 arrived at the construction site. Since then, the power plant has been considered a nuclear facility, and Turkey has become…
Reactors Come in Two
In late April, Atommash (part of Rosatom’s power engineering division AtomEnergoMash) shipped two sets of core equipment — two reactors and eight steam generators — for the nuclear power plants.…
Lead-Cooled Reactor Made Tangible
BREST-OD 300 is the first lead-cooled nitride-­fueled fast neutron reactor that brings theory into reality. Its key objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of the latest reactor technologies and the…
Enough Uranium for 100 Years to Come
In early April, the IAEA and the NEA published their joint Uranium 2022: Resources, Production and Demand report. Also known as the Red Book, it captures the results of 2020…
First Concrete for Another Unit
El Dabaa Unit 3 passed another milestone as first concrete was poured for its reactor island basemat on May 3.
Work Up and Running
Delivery of fresh nuclear fuel for Akkuyu Unit 1 is the main event of this spring. You can read about it in detail in the News column of this issue.…
INNOPROM: New Horizons of Collaboration
In late April, Tashkent hosted INNOPROM. Central Asia International Industrial Trade Fair attended by over 10,000 visitors from 24 countries. Rosatom presented advanced technologies and products in nuclear medicine, digitalization,…
Bolivia Awaiting Reactor Delivery
Bolivia’s representatives took part in the final phase of the trial-fit assembly of the first research reactor for the Bolivian Nuclear Research and Technology Center (NRTC). The reactor will soon…
Construction on Track
Construction works at the Rooppur site are fully on track. In April, a passive core flooding system (PCFS) was installed at Unit 2.
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Russia Maximizes Radiopharma
This March, the radiopharmaceuticals production facility built by Rosatom in Bolivia began supplying fluorodeoxyglucose to Bolivian hospitals. In South Africa, Rosatom representatives spoke about actinium-225, which is already used in…
Isotope of Cooperation
Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (part of Rosatom’s TVEL Fuel Company) will supply the Brazilian company Electronuclear with lithium-7 hydroxide for the cooling system of the Angra NPP reactors. The shipment…
As Natural As Water
In this issue, we tell you about a new small nuclear power plant with a VVER-I reactor. Designed at OKB Gidropress, it is an integral modular reactor with natural coolant…
New Does Not Mean Advanced
In mid-March, the European Commission proposed the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) providing for the use of advanced reactor technologies for decarbonization. In Europe, such technologies are developed by startups.…
Prioritizing Resilience
All construction and installation works are fully on track at the site of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. The plant is growing in leaps and bounds. Experts are confident the…
Another Milestone Passed
Late March saw two major events: the Egyptian nuclear watchdog issued a construction license for the next unit of El Dabaa NPP and Russia delivered the first lot of large-size…
Accelerating Towards Launch
Construction works on the Rooppur site are not slowing down, and some of them are much ahead of schedule. Concreting of the outer containment was completed 45 days earlier than…
Knowledge Unites People
NuLWAZI educational initiative could be launched in Africa with support from Rosatom to help people in the region learn more about peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology. Young leaders…
Exams Passed
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear infrastructure review mission finished its work in Kazakhstan. Experts note progress in this area.
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Removing Heat from Tokamak
February witnessed two events related to component supplies for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project from Russia. On February 10, a PF1 poloidal field coil arrived at the ITER…
Acceleration to Myanmar
In early February, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met in Yangon, Myanmar's largest…
Liquid Salt Destroys Minor Actinides
In December 2022, N. Dollezhal Research and Development Institute (NIKIET, part of Rosatom) presented a draft design for a molten salt research reactor (MSRR). The new reactor is designed as…
Cooperation in Nuclear Energy
This column is usually dedicated to the global trends in nuclear technology and power generation, but this time we will talk about Rosatom in the context of a (largely imaginary)…
Right on Schedule
Fresh nuclear fuel will be delivered to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant this spring as confirmed by Rosatom’s Director General Alexey Likhachev who visited the construction site to meet with…
Working on Every Front
No nuclear station can operate without trained and qualified professionals. This makes staff training an essential component of the national nuclear infrastructure. Egyptian students have been studying at the best…
Armenia's Nuclear Future
Armenia considers building another nuclear power plant. Its first nuclear station, which was recently upgraded, accounts for a quarter of electricity generated in the country. Here is an account of…
Strength Test Passed
The Rooppur project in Bangladesh is fully on track as all the necessary equipment continues to arrive at the construction site.
Nuclear Station: Eyeing the Future
The first unit of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant turned forty last year. The facility accounts for 45% of electric power generated in Hungary. Rosatom is preparing to build two…
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Territory of Resilience
No facility at the Akkuyu NPP site in Turkey was damaged by the earthquake. Construction of all four reactor units is continuing. The companies involved in the project have sent…
Isotopes Become Radio­pharma­ceuticals
On January 20, construction started to build Europe’s largest radiopharmaceuticals factory. The new facility will be able to multiply Russia’s production of highly sought-­after substances for diagnostics and treatment of…
MBIR: Lightweight, Fast, and Unparalleled
We continue a series of articles on innovative reactors designed and built by Rosatom. This article will tell you about MBIR. On January 18, a reactor pressure vessel was installed…
Russian Approach to Lithium
Faced with a decrease in car deliveries and even the exodus of car manufacturers on the back of sanctions, Russia has embarked on further development of its domestic automobile industry.…
Construction Work Going Full Tilt
More good news is coming from the Akkuyu construction site: work is continuing at all four units of the plant while Russian nuclear companies are manufacturing and shipping all necessary…
Evident Progress
Egyptian and Russian officials and top managers make regular visits to the construction site of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant. During the last such visit, members of the delegation praised…
Foodstuffs Under Protection
Along with building a state-of-the-art nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, Rosatom is also upgrading a gamma-ray food ionizing unit. Director General of the Rosatom South Asia Regional Center Andrey Shevlyakov talks about…
Small Modular Reactor — New Nuclear Trend
Russia is the only country in the world where a small capacity nuclear power plant (SMR) has been operating for several years. At the same time, SMR is frequently named…
Setting Course for Nuclear
Kazakhstan needs a domestic nuclear industry, top-rank officials and numerous experts say. Let us see what steps Kazakhstan takes towards this goal and how the country collaborates with Russia in…
Opening New Horizons for Cooperation
With partners and customers across Latin America, Rosatom supplies uranium products and services to Brazil, builds a nuclear research and technology center in Bolivia, and a lot more. Ivan Dybov,…
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2022: The Year in Review
The year 2022 was quite a challenge, both for Rosatom and for the entire world. Despite the difficulties, the Russian nuclear corporation kept building nuclear power plants and other nuclear…
Nuclear Fuel: So New, So Different
Rosatom’s TVEL Fuel Company puts great effort into developing new types of nuclear fuel. They are needed to improve cost efficiency of the existing nuclear stations and run new reactors.…
Lead-­Bismuth: Natural Circulation
This article starts a new series titled Reactor Technologies. Throughout this year, we will tell you about new peculiar types of nuclear reactors developed by Rosatom researchers and engineers. We…
Goal: Self-sufficiency
We wanted to begin our regular talk about the nuclear market trends, the first in 2023, with a review of the Red Book, a biennial publication produced by the OECD…
Reviewing 2022
The year 2022 was rich in events for the Egyptian nuclear industry: first concrete was poured for two units of El Dabaa NPP, while Egyptian delegations took part in all…
Reviewing 2022
January is the right time to review the year that passed. This article takes a look back at the last year’s most vivid events and, of course, key milestones of…
Departing Year in Review
A year ago, on January 25, 2022, Bangladesh and Russia marked a milestone in their bilateral relations — on that day 50 years before, less than a year after the…
Year 2022 in Review
Last year, Uzbekistan was preparing for the construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant and developing its national nuclear infrastructure. Specifically, it kept close contacts with the International Atomic…
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