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Rosatom hopes for four foreign unit start-ups in 2026
Rosatom hopes for four foreign unit start-ups in 2026
The first nuclear units in Bangladesh and Turkey, plus ones at Tianwan and Xudabao in China could all start-up during 2026, according to Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev.
 
Corporate · Monday, 19 January 2026
Leningrad 4 given five-year life extension licence
Leningrad 4 given five-year life extension licence
Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has approved a five-year life extension for Leningrad nuclear power plant’s unit 4 - which will take the RBMK-1000 reactor to 50 years of operation.
 
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 15 January 2026
Namibia discusses nuclear energy cooperation with Russia
Namibia discusses nuclear energy cooperation with Russia
Namibia’s Foreign and Trade Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has held talks in Moscow about growing cooperation in a number of areas, including nuclear energy.
 
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 15 January 2026
First mobile sorption unit launched by Rosatom
First mobile sorption unit launched by Rosatom
The construction and installation of the first mobile sorption unit at the Verkhne-Uksyanskaya deposit of the Dalmatovskoye uranium deposit is aimed at ensuring optimised uranium production, Rosatom says.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 9 January 2026
Final unit at Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant permanently shut down
Final unit at Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant permanently shut down
The last of the three operable units at the Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant in Chukotka, Russia, was permanently shut down on 30 December.
 
Corporate · Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Decommissioning licence to 2055 issued for Leningrad 1
Decommissioning licence to 2055 issued for Leningrad 1
Russia's nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has issued a licence valid to 2055 for the decommissioning of Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant's first unit, which aims to set a template for such work on an RBMK-1000 reactor.
 
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Fourth shell of BREST-OD-300 peripheral cavity installed
Fourth shell of BREST-OD-300 peripheral cavity installed
The fourth and final shell of the peripheral cavity has been installed at the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast neutron reactor in Seversk in Russia's Tomsk region.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 5 January 2026
First Kursk II unit connected to the grid
First Kursk II unit connected to the grid
The first new VVER-TOI power unit at the Kursk II nuclear power plant in Russia has been connected to the grid and reached a capacity of 240 MW on 31 December.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 2 January 2026
Ethiopia and Russia hold talks over potential nuclear power project
Ethiopia and Russia hold talks over potential nuclear power project
Negotiations have taken place in Moscow over advancing proposals for a gigawatt-scale nuclear power plant in Ethiopia.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 19 December 2025
Rosatom develops production process for lithium-7 fluoride
Rosatom develops production process for lithium-7 fluoride
The development of lithium-7 fluoride production technology is seen as a key step in Russia for the proposed future molten salt reactors.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 11 December 2025
India and Russia discuss new nuclear power plant options
India and Russia discuss new nuclear power plant options
India aims to finalise a site for a second Russian nuclear power plant in the country - and says broader cooperation could include small modular reactors, floating power plants and localisation of fuel supply.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 8 December 2025
First nuclear fuel delivered for Kudankulam unit 3
First nuclear fuel delivered for Kudankulam unit 3
The first delivery has taken place of nuclear fuel for the initial loading of Kudankulam nuclear power plant’s unit 3 in India.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Friday, 5 December 2025
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