29 July 2010 year

Russia and Armenia can construct an NPP together

On July 29 in Erevan there was held a meeting of Armenian Government which approved the agreement with Russian Government on “Cooperation in Construction of New Nuclear Power Units on the Armenia Territory”. More

29 July 2010 year

ITER participants have agreed on financing and terms

On Wednesday seven participants of the project of construction of ITER international experimental nuclear fusion reactor – EU, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the USA – reached an agreement on the project implementation period and financing details. More

29 July 2010 year

ARMZ has evaluated field reserves of the Elkon Uranium-Ore Area

Within the development of Conditions Feasibility Study and Pre-Feasibility Study of Elkon Mining-and-Metallurgical Integrated Works project, Atomredetzoloto OJSC Uranium Holding (ARMZ) evaluated five Yuzhnaya Zone groups of deposits of the Elkon Uranium-Ore Area, located in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). More

28 July 2010 year

MSZ: the first fuel delivery to “Gudremmingen” NPP this year is ready

OAO “Machine Engineering Plant” – (MSZ, being part of Fuel Company «ТVEL») has produced the first batch of fuel assembly (FA)for delivery to the NPP “Gudremmingen”, Germany More

28 July 2010 year

“Techsnabexpot” additional issue amounting to 135,21 million rub is registered

“Techsnabexpot” additional issue amounting to 135, 21 million rubs is registered More

27 July 2010 year

The Russian Federations will participate in all international tenders for NPP construction

Russia will participate in all international tenders for construction of NPP if they are under acceptable conditions. More

27 July 2010 year

Russian nuclear warmongers develop new models of gas centrifuges

The delegation of Rosatom Fuel Company «ТVEL» headed by President Yury Olenin was on a working visit of OAO “ОКB — Nizhniy Novgorod” — leading Russian design office in the field of development of modern models of gas centrifuges (GC) for needs of the enterprises of nuclear & fuel cycle. More

26 July 2010 year

Kalinin NPP: the welding of the main circulating pipeline on power unit №4 is completed within the record-breaking time

On July 23, 2010 at 15:15 the last joint of the main circulating pipeline (MCP) on 4th power unit of the Kalinin NPP is welded up. The MCP welding is executed within 127 days. Thus, the All-Union record — 150 days, established on the Zaporozhye NPP in 1986, is broken now. More

23 July 2010 year

Kazakhstan and Russia have established a joint venture for the NPP construction in Mangystausk region of the republic

Kazakhstan and Russia have established a joint venture for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Mangystausk region of the republic More

22 July 2010 year

Russia and the USA have agreed on a long-term cooperation in the power energy sphere

Russia and the USA have agreed on the development of a long-term cooperation in the nuclear power industry — this information is set in the joint application, approved after the meeting of the electric power working group, which was held in Washington on 21 July within the framework of a bipartite presidential commission. More

22 July 2010 year

In 2011 electric power consumption in Russia will increase by 3.4%

By 2011 Federal Tariff Service (FTS) expects the increase of electric power consumption in Russia. More

21 July 2010 year

Ukrainian Turboatom modernizes the turbines of Rostov NPP

Turboatom (Kharkov) will participate in the construction of Rostov NPP (Russia). The company intends to modernize the wheel spaces. More

21 July 2010 year

TVEL Fuel Company will evaluate opportunities for improvement of gas centrifuges of new generation

On 16 July Management of TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom made a working visit to Tsentrotekh-Spb. (St. Petersburg) CJSC — one of the leading design engineering bureaus in the field of development and manufacturing application of equipment for uranium enrichment and production of stable isotope by means of a gas centrifuge method. More

20 July 2010 year

Specialists for nuclear medicine centers will be trained in Kaluga region

Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering (Kaluga region) will soon start training of medical physics specialists More

19 July 2010 year

Rosatom representatives presented more than 100 innovative projects at the “Seliger 2010”

On July 19 Rosatom State Corporation session “Innovations and Technical Creativity” within the framework of the All-Russian youth educational forum “Seliger-2010” was over. More

19 July 2010 year

Rosenergoatom will possibly put out tenders for modernization of two NPP power units in November

In November, 2010 Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC intends to issue tenders for modernization of Novovoronezh and Smolensk NPPs power units in which Ukrainian OJSC “Turboatom” may take part More

19 July 2010 year

In 2011 Machine-Building Plant will produce the first consignment of fuel for floating NPPs

According to TVEL OJSC, in 2011 Machine-Building Plant OJSC (a subsidiary of TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom State Corporation) will produce the first consignment of nuclear fuel for floating power units (FPU) reactor cores. More

16 July 2010 year

Atomstroyexport and ChNPP signed a contract on vent tube construction.

On July 15 Chernobyl NPP according to the tendering procedure results signed a contract on construction of the new vent tube and related second stage systems of Chernobyl NPP (power unit No. 3 and the Shelter object) with Atomstroyexports CJSC and Ukrainian Ukrenergomontazh CJSC. More

15 July 2010 year

The Turkish parliament ratified an agreement with Russia on construction of its first NPP

On July 14 the Turkish parliament ratified Russian-Turkish agreement on construction of the first NPP in the country. More

14 July 2010 year

According to IFRS, in 2009 Atomredmetzoloto increased its net income 23-fold

According to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), in 2009 Atomredmetzoloto OJSC increased its net income 23.3 fold in comparison with the previous year – up to 6.7 billion rubles, as it is stated in the company financial reporting. More

13 July 2010 year

In the USA NPP reactors are operated in a stable way despite the record-breaking heat

While the eastern US states are suffering from the record-breaking heat, resulting in a threat of partial or even complete power outage, American nuclear power plants are operating with average working capacity of 97%. More

12 July 2010 year

Plant Zvezda will dispose nuclear-power submarine 175

The nuclear power submarine with production serial number 175 (project 675) will be disposed at plant Zveada till November, 2010. General Director of Zvezda Plant Andrey Rassomakhin told this information to journalists. More

09 July 2010 year

Power plants producing almost 28 GW to be constructed in Russia for 7 years

The officials determined how many new power plants our country needs. By 2017 investors shall build power plants producing 28.3 GW which will require about 1.2 trn rubles. Besides, the nuclear scientist shall erect the major part – 27.7 GW – for the nearest 5 years. More

08 July 2010 year

Seversk nuclear power plant will not be constructed until 2020

“The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation considers construction of a nuclear power plant in Seversk, Tomsk region inexpedient until 2020”, Head of the Department for Communication with Regions of Rosatom State Corporation Igor Konyshev announced on Wednesday. More

07 July 2010 year

TVEL OJSC sells the shares and property of JSC CMP

TVEL Fuel Company auctions 51% of its shares of JSC Chemical and Metallurgical Plant (Krasnoyarsk) and its property More

05 July 2010 year

Rosatom State Corporation and JSC National Atomic Company Kazatomprom signed the Memorandum on integration and cooperation

On July 5 in Astana within the framework of RF President Dmitry Medvedev’s working trip to Kazakhstan General Director of Rosatom State Corporation Sergey Kirienko and President of Kazatomprom NAC Vladimir Shkolnik signed two instruments: the Memorandum on integration and cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear power and the Joint statement on uranium enrichment center project. More

05 July 2010 year

Russia and Algeria intend to extend cooperation in the electric power industry

Russia and Algeria are ready to extend cooperation in the electric power industry. This intention was expressed on June 30 at the fourth meeting of the Russian-Algerian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. More

02 July 2010 year

TVEL will supply nuclear fuel to Armenian NPP

On July 1 TVEL OJSC and Armenian Nuclear Power Plant CJSC (Armenian NPP operator) signed contract documents governing the terms of current and future supplies of nuclear fuel up to the end of Armenian nuclear power plant lifetime. More

02 July 2010 year

Experts have extended the period of Balakovo NPP security certificate of for a year

According to the inspection results Commission for inspection checkup of certified labour protection works and waterworks status checkup extended the period of Balakovo NPP (Saratov region) security certificate for a year. More

01 July 2010 year

Standby transformers has started operation at Kalinin NPP

Kalinin NPP: 330/6 KW РТСН-5, 6 standby house transformers of constructed power unit No.4 have been energized More

01 July 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