27 April 2010 year

INTER RAO UES and ENEL signed Memorandum of intentions on the main lines of cooperation that includes joint participation in project of construction of Baltic NPP in Kaliningrad

In the framework of meeting of chairman of Government of the RF Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi in Lesmo (Milan) Boris Kovalchuk, acting chairman of Board of administration of JSC «INTER RAO UES» and Fulvio Conti, Chief Executive Director of «ENEL», signed Memorandum of intentions on cooperation in the area of nuclear power industry… More

19 April 2010 year

RF Ministry of Energy forecasts commissioning of 9.87 GW of new atomic facilities by 2016

RF Ministry of Energy forecasts commissioning of 9.87 GW of new atomic facilities in 2010 — 2016 years, as it is stated in draft schedule and program of development of Unified energy system (UES) of Russia for this period. More

16 April 2010 year

Plutonium utilization program will cost $2.5 bln. for Russia

Plutonium termination in light-water reactors would not use completely power potential of plutonium and would not be efficient neither from technical nor economic points of view. More

14 April 2010 year

In 2010 Russia appropriates $1.5 mln to Fund of physical nuclear safety of International Atomic Energy Agency

11 April — Russia in 2010 starts payment of voluntary financial contributions into Fund of physical nuclear safety of International Atomic Energy Agency. «Our country made fundamental decision on appropriation since 2010 of voluntary financial contribution into Fund of physical nuclear safety of International Atomic Energy Agency», — reported presidential aide of RF Sergey Prihodko. Under information of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, appropriation of $1.5 mln in 2010 and $1 mln. annually in 2011–2015 is provided. More

13 April 2010 year

Russia will appropriate 2.5 bln USD for the program of utilization of redundancy of arms-grade plutonium.

Russia and USA signed protocol to intergovernmental agreement about utilization of redundancy of arms-grade plutonium. Signatures under the protocol were put by Minister for Foreign Affairs of the RF Sergey Lavrov and secretary of state of the USA Hillary Clinton. More

08 April 2010 year

New sanctions against Iran will not affect startup of Bushehr NPP — ambassador of Russia in Iran

Introduction of new international sanctions against Iran will not affect startup of Bushehr NPP being constructed by Russian specialists, about which ambassador of Russia in Iran Alexander Sadovinkov is convinced. More

05 April 2010 year

Venezuela agreed with Russia on preparing of project of the first nuclear power plant in the country

Venezuela made arrangement with Russia on preparing of project of the first nuclear power plant in the country. As information agencies report, is was declared on 3 April by President of Venezuela Ugo Chavez at press conference on results of visit of prime-minister of Russia Vladimir Putin in Karakas. More