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Rosatom manufactured fuel for the first refueling of the second reactor at the Akademik Lomonosov FNPP
The Machinery Manufacturing Plant in Elektrostal near Moscow (MSZ JSC, Rosatom Fuel Division’s company) has shipped fresh nuclear fuel intended for the Unit 2 of the world’s only floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov stationed in Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (FNPP, a branch of Rosenergoatom).
Rosatom, together with partners from the Republic of Guinea, study the possibility of deploying floating power units in the country
On June 7, 2024, during the SPIEF, the Mechanical Engineering Division of Rosatom State Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with partners from the Republic of Guinea.
Rosatom presented its breakthrough nuclear solutions at Ghana’s Africa Nuclear Business Platform 2024
Rosatom, a global leader in nuclear technologies, held a presentation of small land-based and floating nuclear power plants (FNPP) during Africa Nuclear Business Platform 2024 that took place from 28th to 31st of May in Accra.
The innovative SNPP in Yakutia obtained positive conclusion for the power unit construction from the Russian Natural Resources Supervision Authority
Russian Natural Resources Supervision Authority (Rosprirodnadzor) approved the positive conclusion of the expert commission of the State Environmental Impact Assessment on the materials for justifying the construction license for No. 1 power unit of the Yakutian small nuclear power plant (SNPP).
WANO peer review mission to the world’s only floating nuclear power plant completed
The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) has completed the follow-up peer review mission to the floating nuclear thermal power plant (FNPP) (Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Rosatom electric power division).
For the first time Rosatom Fuel Division supplied fresh nuclear fuel to the world’s only floating nuclear cogeneration plant in the Arctic
The fuel was supplied to the northernmost town of Russia along the Northern Sea Route.
Rosatom obtained a license for the first land-based SMR in Russia
On April 21, Rosenergoatom obtained a license issued by Rostekhnadzor to construct the Yakutsk land-based SMR in the Ust-Yansky District of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
ROSATOM and FEDC agree to cooperate in the construction of Russia's first onshore SNPP
ROSATOM and FEDC have signed a cooperation agreement to build Russia's first onshore SNPP in Yakutia.
Rosatom develops nuclear fuel for modernized floating power units
Rosatom has completed the development of nuclear fuel for the RITM-200S small modular reactor designed for the upgraded floating power units.
The prospects for SMR projects in Russia and the world were discussed at ATOMEXPO-2022
A plenary session "Great opportunities for SMR" was held at "ATOMEXPO-2022" in Sochi where the prospects and current agenda for the development of SMR projects in hard-to-reach and isolated regions of the world were discussed.
ROSATOM and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar signed the Мemorandum of understanding
The Memorandum of understanding fixes the next steps for Russian-Myanmar cooperation in the framework of small modular reactors project implementation in Myanmar.
Atomenergomash showcased its expertise for low-capacity NPPs at the ATOMEXPO-2022
Atomenergomash showcased its expertise for low-capacity NPPs at the ATOMEXPO-2022 during the round table «Floating NPPs: Mobile Nuclear Solutions for Energy Systems of the Future», organized within the framework of the «SMR Day».
ROSATOM delegation took part in the UN’s 27th Climate Change Conference
November 18, 2022 – ROSATOM took part in the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 6-18 November 2022.
Keel-laying ceremony for the first Arctic-type Floating Power Unit with RITM-200 transport reactor vessels
The keel-laying ceremony for the first Arctic-type Nuclear Floating Power Unit (NFPU) with RITM transport reactor vessels has taken place at the shipyard in China.
ROSATOM to Build Small Nuclear Power Plant in Yakutia Under Far Eastern Concession Program
On June 16, on the sidelines of the XXV St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Rosatom signed a cooperation agreement.
ROSATOM and Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Plan to Build Small NPP with SHELF-M Reactor
On June 16, on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, ROSATOM and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) signed an agreement on intentions and a procedure for organizing cooperation for promoting projects involving a small nuclear power plant based on the SHELF-M reactor.
ROSATOM presents full Small Modular Reactors product line at EXPO 2020
20 January 2022, Dubai, UAE – ROSATOM, a global technological leader, has hosted Small Modular Reactors Day, the key event of its ‘Breakthrough Technologies for a Sustainable Future’ programme at EXPO 2020, which is currently taking place in Dubai.
ROSATOM and Seligdar sign Energy Supply Agreement for Kyuchus gold deposit
At Expo 2020 Dubai, which hosted the Russian Day of Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Power Plants on January 20, 2022, Rusatom Overseas JSC (a company of ROSATOM) and PJSC Seligdar signed an Agreement on the Supply and Consumption of Energy Generated by a Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Power Plant (SMR NPP) to develop the Kyuchus gold deposit in Ust-Yanskiy and Verkhoyanskiy districts of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
ROSATOM and Kyrgyzstan Agree to Cooperate on SMR NPP Construction
On the sidelines of Expo 2020 in Dubai, where on 20 January 2022 Russian nuclear SMR technology was presented, ROSATOM and the Ministry of Energy and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic signed the Memorandum of Cooperation on the construction of small modular reactor nuclear power plants.
Russia and the Philippines Plan to Perform Pre-Feasibility Study on SMRs in the Philippines
20 January 2022 – As part of the Small Modular Reactors (SMR) Day at the World Expo 2020 exhibition in Dubai, ROSATOM and the Department of Energy (DOE) of the Republic of the Philippines presented a joint action plan to elaborate nuclear power plants (NPP) using the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology through a Pre-Feasibility study.
TVEL Fuel Company of ROSATOM manufactures trial nuclear fuel assembly for the first land-based SMR plant
Elemash Machine-building plant, a fabrication facility of ROSATOM’s TVEL Fuel Company in Moscow region, has manufactured an experimental nuclear fuel assembly for the RITM-200N reactor, which will be installed at the world's first land-based small modular reactor nuclear power plant (SMR NPP) in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Environmentalists praise world’s only floating NPP for high efficiency and eco-friendliness
12 October 2021 – Rosatom’s floating nuclear power plant in the Russian city of Pevek has been visited by a public expedition for the very first time. Led by Alexey Yekidin, a leading researcher at the Institute of Industrial Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the expedition united ecologists, academics, and representatives of public associations.
Small Nuclear Generation in Yakutia to Use ‘Far Eastern Concession’ Mechanism
On September 3, 2021, on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and ROSATOM have signed an agreement to implement a carbon-free nuclear generation project.
Atomflot and GDK Baimskaya LLC sign preliminary agreement on electricity supply
3 September 2021 – ROSATOM-subsidiary FSUE Atomflot and Kaz Minerals-controlled GDK Baimskaya LLC signed a preliminary agreement on the supply of electricity for the operation of the Baimsky mining and processing plant – the largest copper and gold project (in terms of estimated reserves) in the post-Soviet space. The agreement was signed in Vladivostok in the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum, as part of a comprehensive investment plan for the development of the Baimskaya ore zone.