Rosenergoatom and the Kirov Factory have signed a memorandum of cooperation on marine nuclear energy infrastructure projects, including the construction of floating nuclear power plants.
Russian and French leaders have signed a wide-ranging declaration on nuclear energy cooperation as Russia's first foreign-equity nuclear power plant advances with a construction licence. Meanwhile, Russia also signed a credit agreement for another nuclear power plant in Vietnam.
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A fire which broke out on a Russian nuclear icebreaker has claimed two lives but has not damaged the ship's reactor which continues to operate normally.
The commissioning of Russia's newest nuclear power plant, Kalinin 4, has been marked by prime minister Vladimir Putin accompanied by Rosatom's Sergei Kiryenko.
Polish utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) is concentrating on its own nuclear plans instead of taking part in the Visaginas nuclear power plant in Lithuania or buying power from the forthcoming Kaliningrad nuclear power plant in Russia.
Russia and China have held their first meeting for cooperation in the development of marine nuclear energy for floating power plants and potentially for propulsion of large ships.-1.jpg "Fillon and Putin (premier.gov.ru)")
Russian and French leaders have signed a wide-ranging declaration on nuclear energy cooperation as Russia's first foreign-equity nuclear power plant advances with a construction licence. Meanwhile, Russia also signed a credit agreement for another nuclear power plant in Vietnam..jpg "50 Years of Victory (RosAtomFlot)")
Russia's commitment to civil marine nuclear power is growing. Power units for three new icebreakers are seen as the forerunners of a small reactor design for next-generation floating nuclear power plants..jpg "Stephen Chu at IAEA Scientific Forum on Water, September 2011 (Dean Calma - IAEA)"){kind=small}
Energy leaders from Russia and America have made a "commitment to supporting the safe and secure expansion of civil nuclear energy" on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference.