31 January 2007 year

1st unit of Balakovo NPP restarted

The 1st unit of Balakovo NPP was restarted on Jan 31 2:52 AM after the removal of a power failure in one of its operating systems More

30 January 2007 year

Russia: 10 nuclear reactors for India

The agreement on the construction of 4 nuclear reactors in India is a serious victory for this segment of the world market More

30 January 2007 year

Technical design of new nuclear power unit under NPP-2006 project to be ready by June 2007

The technical design of the new nuclear power unit under the NPP-2006 project will be ready by June 2007 More

30 January 2007 year

Balakovo NPP applies for restarting its 1st unit

Failure at Balakovo NPP removed. The plant applies for restarting its 1st unit More

30 January 2007 year

Press statement

Press statement about the suspension of the 1st unit of Balakovo NPP More

29 January 2007 year

All 4 units of Balakovo NPP are operative

Planned repairs of 3rd unit of Balakovo NPP is over More

26 January 2007 year

Russia may build up to 10 nuclear units in India

Russia may build up to 10 nuclear units in India: Russian Vice Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov More

25 January 2007 year

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that nuclear power engineering is the most promising sphere of Russian-Indian cooperation

Nuclear power engineering is the most promising sphere of Russian-Indian cooperation: Vladimir Putin More

25 January 2007 year

Rosatom and Atomic Energy Department of India sign cooperation memorandum in New Delhi

Rosatom and Atomic Energy Department of India have signed a memorandum on cooperation More

25 January 2007 year

Russia will build 6 units at Kudankulam NPP (India)

An agreement on the construction of 4 more units at Kudankulam NPP was signed today in the framework of the visit of the Russian President to India More

24 January 2007 year

State Duma recommends the Government to compete 5th unit of Kursk NPP

On Jan 24 the State Duma Committee on Energy, Transport and Communication recommended the Government to include the completion of the 5th unit of Kursk NPP in the General Scheme of Nuclear Facilities Deployment in Russia by 2010 More

24 January 2007 year

Federation Council approves the “tunnel law”

On Jan 24 Federation Council approved the presidential law “On the Peculiarities of the Management of the Property and Shares of Organizations Using Nuclear Energy and On Relevant Changes to Some Legislative Acts” More

24 January 2007 year

Today, State Duma Committee on Energy, Transport and Communication will discuss the completion of the 5th unit of Kursk NPP

During its enlarged meeting, today, Jan 24, the State Duma Committee on Energy, Transport and Communication will discuss the problem of completion of the 5th unit of Kursk NPP More

23 January 2007 year

Federation Council Commission on Natural Monopolies approves “Tunnel law”

The Commission on Natural Monopolies of the Federation Council has recommended approving the “tunnel law” More

23 January 2007 year

Russia is ready to build 4 new units at Kudankulam NPP in India: Sergey Ivanov

Russia is ready to build 4 new units at Kudankulam NPP in India, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov told journalists in Bangalore (India) More

23 January 2007 year

Russia supports the formation of internationally controlled uranium enrichment centers: Russian President Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin: Russia supports the project to form IAEA controlled international uranium enrichment centers More

23 January 2007 year

Russia is ready to support India’s efforts to develop peaceful nuclear power engineering: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin assures that Russia is ready to support India’s efforts to develop peaceful nuclear power engineering More

22 January 2007 year

They in Nizhniy Novgorod are planning to build NPP

Nizhniy Novgorod Government: “If our region is not included in Rosatom’s Road Map, we should stop dreaming about nuclear energy” More

22 January 2007 year

Kiriyenko visits Kudankulam NPP (India)

Rosatom delegation led by Sergey Kiriyenko has visited Kudankulam NPP (India) More

19 January 2007 year

Rosenergoatom is ready complete the 5th unit of Kursk NPP

Sergey Obozov: We are ready to complete the 5th unit of Kursk NPP More

19 January 2007 year

Results of the guest meeting of State Duma Energy Committee concerning the completion of the 5th unit of Kursk NPP

Everything is ready for the completion of the 5th unit of Kursk NPP More

19 January 2007 year

State Duma adopts “tunnel law”

State Duma has adopted the bill on the reformation of Russia’s nuclear power complex More

19 January 2007 year

No decision on the completion of the 5th unit of Kursk NPP has been made

During its Jan 18 guest meeting in Kurchatov, Kursk region, the State Duma Energy Committee made no decision on the completion of 5th unit of Kursk NPP More

17 January 2007 year

State Duma approves second reading of bill on nuclear power sector reforms

State Duma approved the second reading of “tunnel bill” on nuclear power sector reforms More

16 January 2007 year

TVEL and Energoatom sign contract on nuclear fuel supplies in 2007

During a working meeting in Moscow Jan 12 TVEL and Energoatom signed contract documents on the cost and volume of nuclear fuel supplies to Ukrainian NPPs in 2007 More

15 January 2007 year

Rosatom management holds conference in Sarov on Jan 13

We should carry out additional programs for supporting federal nuclear centers: Kiriyenko More

15 January 2007 year

4th nuclear safety report to be presented to Russian and US presidents

High-level Working Group has drafted a regular nuclear safety report for the Russian and US presidents’ consideration More

15 January 2007 year

1st unit of Tianwan NPP operating at 100% of its capacity

Following the Jan 9 permission of the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China (NNSA), the capacity of 1st unit of Tianwan NPP was raised to 100% More

09 January 2007 year

1st unit of Tianwan NPP operated at 1,064 MW

On Jan 9 2007 the capacity of the 1st unit of Tianwan NPP was raised to 99.6% More

09 January 2007 year

Russian Government sums up key results of the activities of the federal executive authorities in 2006

The Russian Government has summed up the key results of the activities of the Federal Nuclear Power Agency in 2006 More

09 January 2007 year

Most of Russians support resumption of NPP construction in Russia

Most of Russians support the resumption of NPP construction in Russia More

09 January 2007 year

2nd unit of Paks NPP (Hungary) restarted

On Jan 1 the Nuclear Energy Agency of Hungary sanctioned the restart of the 2nd unit of Paks NPP, suspended in Oct 2006 for recovery work at well #1 More

09 January 2007 year

In Jan-Dec 2006 capacity factor of Russian NPPs grew by 2.5% to 75.9%

In Jan-Dec 2006 the capacity factor of Russian NPPs grew by 2.5% to 75.9% More

09 January 2007 year

In Jan-Dec 2006 Russian NPPs generated 154.6bln KWh

In Jan-Dec 2006 Russian NPPs generated 154.6bln KWh, which is 4.8% more than in Jan-Dec 2005 More

09 January 2007 year

In Jan-Dec 2006 Russian NPPs operated without serious security incidents

No INES incidents were registered at Russian NPPs in Jan-Dec 2006 More