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Clean-up of Tajik uranium legacy site completed ahead of schedule
Clean-up of Tajik uranium legacy site completed ahead of schedule
Rosatom says that it has completed the work to reclaim the low-grade uranium ore factory and tailings dumps at Taboshar, near the city of Istiklol in western Tajikistan. The company also said Russia and Tajikistan are considering wider cooperation in the nuclear sector.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Vessel for third Akkuyu reactor ready to be shipped
Vessel for third Akkuyu reactor ready to be shipped
The manufacture of the reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant has been completed in Russia. This brings the number of RPVs supplied by Russia so far this year to a record five, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom noted.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Rooppur 2 outer dome progress, nuclear fuel set for October delivery
Rooppur 2 outer dome progress, nuclear fuel set for October delivery
The lower tier of the outer dome of the second unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh has been lifted into place. Meanwhile Rosatom says it expects to deliver the first fuel to the plant in October.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Shelf-M project being developed for Sovinoye gold deposit
Shelf-M project being developed for Sovinoye gold deposit
Rosatom's mining division Atomredmetzoloto JSC and RAOS JSC have signed an agreement to cooperate on plans for a Shelf-M small nuclear power plant project at the Sovinoye gold deposit in Chukotka in Russia's far east.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 14 September 2023
Westinghouse VVER-440 fuel loaded into reactor
Westinghouse VVER-440 fuel loaded into reactor
Westinghouse fuel has been loaded into a VVER-440 reactor for the first time, at Ukraine's Rivne nuclear power plant.
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 11 September 2023
Paks II construction moves ahead, Szijjártó says 2030 target 'realistic'
Paks II construction moves ahead, Szijjártó says 2030 target 'realistic'
Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that with groundwork under way at the site of the planned sixth unit at the Paks nuclear power plant, a fresh project milestone has been reached.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 6 September 2023
Fourth new reactor shows record pace of production, says Rosatom
Fourth new reactor shows record pace of production, says Rosatom
The 340-tonne reactor vessel for the second unit at Kursk II is being shipped by AEM-Technology JSC, marking what Russia's nuclear corporation Rosatom says is a record for annual reactor production.
Corporate · Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Grossi stresses importance of IAEA presence at Zaporizhzhia
Grossi stresses importance of IAEA presence at Zaporizhzhia
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the arrival of its experts at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant a year ago was "crucial" and their presence continues to be of "paramount importance".
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 4 September 2023
Concreting of outer dome completed at Kursk II
Concreting of outer dome completed at Kursk II
About 4000 cubic metres of concrete were used to complete the dome of the outer containment of the first unit at Kursk II nuclear power plant in Russia.
New Nuclear · Friday, 25 August 2023
Groundwater extraction begins at Zaporizhzhia
Groundwater extraction begins at Zaporizhzhia
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has started pumping water from a new groundwater well and plans to build more at the site as part of efforts to ensure sufficient cooling for its six reactors after the destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam in early June.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Second Leningrad unit defuelled
Second Leningrad unit defuelled
Defuelling of the second of two shut-down RBMK reactors at the Leningrad nuclear power plant in Russia has now been completed, an important step in the process to decommission the units.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Bolivia takes delivery of research reactor vessel
Bolivia takes delivery of research reactor vessel
The vessel of the research reactor that Russia is supplying to Bolivia has arrived at the construction site in El Alto. The Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency said its arrival marks the project's transition from the construction phase to the equipment assembly phase.
New Nuclear · Monday, 21 August 2023
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