30 June 2010 year

The first in the world floating power unit is launched

The nuclear power industry is ready to produce several variants of floating nuclear thermal power plants (FNTPP) – with reactor capacity of 10–300 mW. This declaration was made by General Director of Rosatom State Corporation Sergey Kirienko at the solemn ceremony dedicated to launching of the first in the world floating power unit (FPU) “Academician Lomonosov” that took place on June 30, 2010 at the Baltic Plant in Saint Petersburg. More

29 June 2010 year

For the first time Russia has decommissioned its nuclear facility to the «green field» state

In July 9, 2010 in Krasnoyarsk, the representatives of the technical committee of Rosatom State Corporation and TVEL OJSC signed an act on decommissioning of a nuclear facility for the production of ceramic powders of low concentration uranium dioxide in the territory of the Chemical and Metallurgical Plant. More

28 June 2010 year

Inter RAO has awarded contracts on transmission abroad of BaltNPP energy

Inter RAO UES OJSC has awarded contracts on transmission of Baltic NPP energy to foreign consumers. More

28 June 2010 year

Lithuania is not going to purchase electric power from Baltic NPP

Lithuania is not going to purchase electric power from future Russian Baltic NPP – this information is provided by DELFI.lt, which quotes Kestutis Yanushkis, the Press Secretary of Lithuanian Energy Ministry. More

25 June 2010 year

RF will increase the volumes of concessional government export lending concerning projects of NPP construction abroad

RF will increase the volumes of concessional government export lending concerning projects of NPP construction abroad and concurrently improve its conditions for customers. More

24 June 2010 year

Rosenergoatom Concern and Energoatom National Nuclear Generating Company (NNGC) enter the stage of global partnership

The meeting of the Directors of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC and Energoatom NNGC (Ukraine) was carried out on June 22, 2010 in Moscow as a part of the “Production and Service” working group under the aegis of Rosatom State Corporation. More

22 June 2010 year

Rostekhnadzor offers to establish an international working group on VVER fuel

“Rostekhnadzor has proposed the creation of an international working group on regulatory quality requirements for production and operation of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants with Russian pressurized water reactors (VVER)”, the supervisory authority press service reported. More

21 June 2010 year

Rostov NPP: power unit No. 2 has generated the first billion of KWh of electric power

On June 18, 2010 power unit No.2 of Rostov NPP generated its first billion of KWh of electric power. More

16 June 2010 year

OBAMA: THE ACCIDENT AT DEEPWATER HORIZON SHOWED THE NECESSITY OF THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

In his first address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama has declared a war to the oil spill that threatens environment and business of the people living in the Gulf of Mexico area. The president warned that the fighting against consequences of the largest environmental disaster in the American history can take years, but BP shall pay in full for what has happened. More

16 June 2010 year

A new generation NPS is constructed in Russia

In Severodvinsk a new generation nuclear-power submarine “Severodvinsk” will be floated out. It has been constructed at Sevmash since 1993. The Navy will get the novelty upon completion of tests in 2011. Six more ships of the same type are to be built. More

15 June 2010 year

Valvitalia, an Italian company, enters the Russian nuclear power market

On June 9 a meeting between Valvitalia, Kronshtadt LLC and Atomenergoproyekt of Saint Petersburg on the question of valves supply to Russian nuclear power plant was held. This information is provided by INFOLine information agency. More

11 June 2010 year

Beloyarsk NPP: the BN-600 power unit is in operation

On June 11, 2010 the BN-600 power unit of Beloyarsk NPP resumed power generation upon completion of the scheduled refueling, inspection and modernization of the equipment. More

10 June 2010 year

Legal framework in the field of nuclear energy use requires refinement

Legal framework in the field of nuclear energy use requires substantial refinement. This was announced to the journalists by Deputy General Director of Rosatom State Corporation Tatyana Elfimova while commenting on results of the round table discussion on legislative support of the nuclear power industry development conducted on June 8 within the framework of the “Atomexpo-2010” international forum. More

09 June 2010 year

Moscow. Cooperation agreement with Green Planet All-Russia social movement will start ecology activity of information centers of the nuclear industry

On the eve of the World Environment Day which is celebrated in Russia as the Environmental Specialist’s Day, Nuclear Industry Information Center Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization and “Green Planet” All-Russia social children’s ecology movement signed a Cooperation Agreement More

09 June 2010 year

Duma ratified the agreement with Australia in the sphere of atom usage for peace

State Duma of the Russian Federation ratified the agreement with Australia government in the sphere of using nuclear power for peace More

09 June 2010 year

Development of nuclear power industry will have reduced carbon dioxide gas discharge by the middle of this century

“Development of nuclear power industry and usage of alternative energy resources will allow a significant reduction of greenhouse gases discharge into the atmosphere by the middle of this century”, Bernar Bigo, the Chairman of French Nuclear Power Commissariat, reported on Tuesday in his speech at the “Atomexpo-2010” nuclear congress. More

09 June 2010 year

Moscow. Cooperation agreement with all-Russian non-governmental institution Green Planet will start the ecological activity of informational centers of the nuclear power industry

On the eve of the World Environment Day, which is celebrated in Russia as the Ecologist’s Day, the autonomous non-commercial organization Nuclear Industry Information Centre and the all-Russian non-governmental environmental movement of children Green Planet signed a cooperation agreement. The major task of the agreement is the formation of unbiased ideas in children and youth about the nuclear industry as well as raising their ecological culture and environmental awareness through the joint implementation of educational and cultural projects. More

08 June 2010 year

On June 8th at Atomexpo-1010 Sergey Sobyanin declared RF Government’s support of projects in the nuclear industry

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Sergey Sobyanin declared the government’s support of projects in the nuclear industry in his speech at the congress plenary meeting within the 2nd International forum “Atomexpo-2010”. More

07 June 2010 year

TENEX and Dominion Nuclear declared about signing of the contract for enriched uranium product (EUP) supply

On June 7th at the “Atomexpo-2010” forum General Director of Tekhsnabexport OJSC (TENEX) Mr. A. Grigoryev and President and Chief Executive Officer for nuclear power issues of Dominion Nuclear (USA) Mr. David A. Hikock put on record about signing of the contrat for supply of enriched uranium product (EUP) in the beginning of this year. The contract has been already approved by the United States Department of Commerce (United States Department of Commerce). More

07 June 2010 year

The subdivision of Atomenergoproect OJSC was charged to develop the VVER-TOI standard project.

Moscow design-work branch of the VVER Design Centre, established on the basis of Atomenergoproekt OJSC as a separate company subdivision, will carry out a standard project of optimized and computerized power unit of high-capacity nuclear power plant based on the VVER technologies. More

04 June 2010 year

Rosenergoatom became the owner of NPP Security Centre

Rosenergoatom Concern which operates all Russian nuclear power plants became the shareholder of 100% shares of Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Centre on Nuclear Power Stations Safety OJSC (Moscow region) More

04 June 2010 year

Russian Federation Government gave assent to the master plan of electric power industry until 2030

On June 3rd Russian Federation Government gave a “general” assent to the master plan of deployment of electric industry facilities until 2030 More

03 June 2010 year

Novovoronezh NPP: power unit No. 5 has been shut down

The automatic protection caused by shutdown of three out of four main circulating pumps (MCP) of power unit No.5 triggered in Novovoronezh NPP on June 3rd 2010 at 3:58 p.m. More

02 June 2010 year

Issues on nuclear carryover liquidation were discussed during the IAEA seminar in Vladivostok

IAEA expert group seminar “Final Liquidation of Nuclear Carryover in Russian Far East” was held in Vladivistok on May 26–28. More

02 June 2010 year

Finnish leader attended “EXPO-2010” and called Russia for cooperation

On May 30th Finish President Tarja Halonen, her husband Pantti Arajarvi and their parties attended the exposition of Rosatom State Corporation at the “Expo-2010” exhibition. More

01 June 2010 year

InterRAO is going to sell energy of the first Turkish NPP

InterRao, Russian sole operator of electrical energy export and import, lays a claim to being a trader of the Turkish first nuclear power plant which will be constructed by the Russian party. More