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Land secured for pilot fast reactor
A lease agreement has been signed for land on which the pilot heavy metal-cooled SVBR-100 reactor will be built in Dimitrovgrad in Russia's Ulyanovsk region.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Grid concerns for Baltic project
Work may be halted on the Baltic nuclear power plant project as the possibility to export its power appears less certain.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Rostov reactor vessel delivered
The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant has been transported to the construction site ready for installation.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 30 May 2013
Fast reactor developer licensed to build
Russia's AKME-Engineering is now licensed to provide construction services for nuclear power plants, in preparation for the construction of a pilot heavy metal-cooled reactor.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Putin offers help to South African nuclear industry
Russia is offering to help South Africa to develop its own nuclear industry from resource production to power plant design and manufacture, Vladimir Putin has told South African president Jacob Zuma.
Corporate
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Thursday, 28 March 2013
Small fast reactor simulator commissioned
A training simulator for the SVBR-100 metal-cooled integral fast reactor being developed in Russia has entered operation. A pilot unit is scheduled to start up in 2017.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Leningrad 1 decision before year end
Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko praised work to develop technical solutions to enable the world's oldest RBMK reactor to continue operating during a visit to Leningrad 1. The fate of the unit will be made clear by 1 November.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 11 March 2013
Russian construction milestones
Construction work continues at various new nuclear power plant projects in Russia, with several milestones - including the delivery of major pieces of equipment - having recently been achieved.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 28 February 2013
Tender for pilot reprocessing facility
A tender for the construction of a fuel reprocessing demonstration plant at Zheleznogorsk for the reprocessing of used nuclear fuel has been announced by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Turbine contract for heavy metal SMR
Russian plans to build a metal-cooled small modular fast reactor have taken a step forward with the signing of contracts to develop, manufacture and supply steam turbines for both experimental and commercial units.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 6 February 2013
New milestone for floating nuclear plant
The installation of two key components has brought the project to build Russia's first floating nuclear power plant a step further towards completion. The 300-tonne metal tanks will house the plant's reactors.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Sodium coolant arrives at fast reactor
The first batch of sodium coolant has been added to a forthcoming fast reactor at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in Russia. The new unit is slated for start-up next year.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 24 January 2013
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 48.jpg "SVBR-100 module (AKME) 48")
A lease agreement has been signed for land on which the pilot heavy metal-cooled SVBR-100 reactor will be built in Dimitrovgrad in Russia's Ulyanovsk region.
Work may be halted on the Baltic nuclear power plant project as the possibility to export its power appears less certain.
The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Russia's Rostov nuclear power plant has been transported to the construction site ready for installation.
Russia is offering to help South Africa to develop its own nuclear industry from resource production to power plant design and manufacture, Vladimir Putin has told South African president Jacob Zuma.
A training simulator for the SVBR-100 metal-cooled integral fast reactor being developed in Russia has entered operation. A pilot unit is scheduled to start up in 2017.
Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko praised work to develop technical solutions to enable the world's oldest RBMK reactor to continue operating during a visit to Leningrad 1. The fate of the unit will be made clear by 1 November.