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.

The network will eventually securely link together all computers, work stations, systems and sensors at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt. 

The 10-day process has been completed of welding the closing seam of the reactor vessel being manufactured for the first unit at Egypt's first nuclear power plant.

The installation of the second tier of the inner containment building for Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant's second unit took just over a fortnight to complete.

Welding has been completed of the upper half of the VVER-1200 reactor vessel for El Dabaa nuclear power plant's second unit, with Rosatom saying that new materials and welding technologies can help increase the service life of reactors to 100 years.

Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority has been given the go ahead by the Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority to establish a storage facility for used nuclear fuel at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant site.

The State Duma has ratified the protocol to the governmental agreement between Russia and Egypt for the provision of a USD25 billion state export loan for the construction of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant, the official Tass news agency has reported.

The core catcher for unit 4 at Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant is expected to be installed by the end of the year. It means all four units will have passed that landmark within little more than a year.

The first level of the inner containment building for unit 2 of Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant is in place.