A 205-tonne ingot of special alloy steel to be used in the production of the planned small modular reactor in Uzbekistan has been cast at AEM-Special Steels in Saint Petersburg.

Following bilateral talks a joint statement says the two countries have "agreed to expedite negotiations and the signing of intergovernmental agreements on the construction of nuclear power plants in Vietnam".

The European Commission has published a roadmap for the European Union to end its dependency on Russian energy by stopping the import of Russian gas and oil and phasing out Russian nuclear energy. The commission said it will make legislative proposals next month.

The first metal has been cut for the seventh nuclear-powered icebreaker in Russia's Project 22220 series. The Stalingrad is scheduled to be completed and delivered in December 2030.

The 223.5-tonne crane is being installed in the turbine hall of the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast neutron reactor at the Siberian Chemical Combine site in Seversk, in the Tomsk Region of Russia.

The first expert session within the framework of the BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform has been held in China, with leading experts discussing best practices for implementing modern solutions in the energy sector.

Russia's nuclear regulator Rostechnadzor has given the go-ahead for the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant's planned fifth unit - a fast neutron BN-1200 reactor. Preparatory construction works are expected to start this year.

Preparatory work on the buildings required to support construction and administration of the planned small modular reactor project in the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan has begun.

JSC Dalur, part of Rosatom, has completed construction and commissioning of facilities at the pilot industrial site and shipped the first batch of uranium product from the Dobrovolnoye deposit in the Kurgan region of Russia.