28 February 2007 year

The Federation Council recommends the Government to complete the construction of 5th unit of KNPP

On Feb 27 the Federation Council Committee on Natural Monopolies decided to recommend the Government to include the 5th unit of Kursk NPP in the General Scheme for the Deployment of Electric Energy Facilities in the Russian Federation and to finish the project by 2010 More

28 February 2007 year

Russia and Japan will intensify their cooperation in nuclear energy

Russia is ready to establish nuclear equipment JV with Japan: head of Rosatom More

27 February 2007 year

Moscow is ready to conclude inter-governmental nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Tokyo

Russia confirms its readiness to conclude a nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Japan, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov told journalists in Tokyo on Tuesday More

27 February 2007 year

In 2006 the share of NPPs in the total electricity production in Russia grew by 17%

In 2006 the share of NPPs in the total electricity production in Russia grew to 17% from 15.8% in 2005, the head of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko said during a meeting of the board of Rostekhnadzor on Tuesday. More

27 February 2007 year

Nuclear energy will be the key topic of Fradkov’s visit to Tokyo

Fradkov and Kiriyenko will discuss with their Japanese colleagues the prospects of nuclear energy cooperation More

26 February 2007 year

Russia to help Namibia to form state policy in uranium sector

Russia will help Namibia to elaborate a state policy in nuclear sector More

26 February 2007 year

Techsnabexport, Renova and VTB set up JV for uranium extraction of Namibia

Russian Techsnabexport, Renova and VneshTorgBank have set up a joint venture for the extraction of uranium in Namibia, the head of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko said. More

22 February 2007 year

Scientific-technical councils of Rosatom and Rosenergoatom hold joint conference

Specialists of Rosatom and Rosenergoatom discuss stoppage of nuclear and radioactive facilities and recovery of polluted territories More

22 February 2007 year

Rosatom and Czech Industry and Trade Ministry consider deepening their cooperation

On Feb 21 2007 State Secretary-Deputy Head of Rosatom N. Spassky met with First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic T. Huner More

22 February 2007 year

Conference on Bushehr project held in Moscow

Atomstroyexport holds a conference with partners concerning Bushehr project. More

21 February 2007 year

About changes in the payment terms under Bushehr NPP project

Uncoordinated changes of the payment terms under Bushehr NPP project may have negative consequences for Atomstroyexport More

21 February 2007 year

Delegation of Rosenergoatom and Atomstroyexport has finished its visit to Belene NPP (Bulgaria)

Russian and Bulgarian nuclear power engineers have agreed on the supplies of the unused Belene-1 equipment for the 4th unit of Kalinin NPP More

21 February 2007 year

“On-line” voting starts on the web-site of the Miss Atom-2007 international-internet contest

“On-line” voting has started on the web-site of the Miss Atom-2007 international internet contest More

20 February 2007 year

Conference on legislative support of nuclear and radiation safety held in Murmansk

On Feb 20 2007 Murmansk hosted a conference on the legislative support of nuclear and radiation safety and the fulfillment of relevant programs by the example of Murmansk region More

20 February 2007 year

Russia may take part in the construction and reconstruction of a number of nuclear power units in Slovakia

Nuclear energy will become one of the most promising spheres of Russian-Slovakian cooperation in the coming years, Sergey Naryshkin More

20 February 2007 year

Atomstroyexport is expecting the arrival of Iranian delegation for negotiating financial problems under Bushehr project

Atomstroyexport is expecting the arrival of an Iranian delegation for negotiating the problems with the financing of the construction of Bushehr NPP More

19 February 2007 year

Rosenergoatom and Atomstroyexport managers pay working visit to Bulgaria

On Feb 14–16 Director General of Rosenergoatom Sergey Obozov and Director General of Atomstroyexport Sergey Shmatko paid a working visit to Bulgaria More

19 February 2007 year

Nuclear energy? Yes please…

It is simply not credible to claim that wind and solar energy can replace coal and natural gas, Patrick Moore, former leader of Greenpeace and chair and chief scientist of Greenspirit Strategies More

16 February 2007 year

Rosatom announces project contest among non-commercial, public and ecological organizations

Rosatom announces a contest of projects by non-commercial, public and ecological organizations. The projects will be implemented in seven Russian regions in 2007 More

16 February 2007 year

Rosatom and RAO UES coordinate most of their proposals for the general scheme of power generating capacities deployment

Rosatom and RAO UES have coordinated most of their proposals for the general scheme of power generating capacities deployment till 2020 More

16 February 2007 year

IAEA approves new radiation danger sign

IAEA has approved a new radiation danger sign More

15 February 2007 year

Government of Kirov region and Federal Agency of Nuclear Energy sign cooperation agreement

On Feb 15 the Government of Kirov region and the Federal Agency of Nuclear Energy signed a three-year cooperation agreement More

15 February 2007 year

Techsnabexport and Gazprombank sign general cooperation agreement

Director General of Techstabexport OJSC Vladimir Smirnov and Chairman of the Board of Gazprombank CJSC Andrey Akimov have signed a general agreement on cooperation More

15 February 2007 year

United States will use Russia’s experience in prolonging NPP service lives and ensuring safe NPP construction

The United States is going to use Russia’s experience in prolonging the service lives of existing NPPs and ensuring safe construction of new reactors More

13 February 2007 year

Construction of Zheleznogorsk TPP discussed in Moscow

The director general of Rosatomstroy Artyom Butov and the director of the federal program for the construction of Zheleznogorsk TPP of US Energy Department Jeff Robertson and the vice president of Raytheon Technical Services David Dacquino met in Moscow on Feb 12 More

13 February 2007 year

RAO UES and Rosatom will discuss place of nuclear energy in the scheme for power capacities deployment till 2020

RAO UES and Rosatom will shortly discuss the place of nuclear energy in the general scheme for power capacities deployment in Russia till 2020 More

08 February 2007 year

Moscow is short of energy again

On Feb 8 Moscow may face energy consumption restrictions More

07 February 2007 year

Public hearings of LNPP-2 project held in Sosnovy Bor

Public hearings of the materials on the ecological impacts of the construction and the operation of LNPP-2 were held in Sosnovy Bor on Feb 7 2007 More

06 February 2007 year

Russian President ratifies law on the restructuring of the nuclear power complex

Russian President Vladimir Putin ratifies the “tunnel law” More

06 February 2007 year

Public hearings of LNPP-2 project to be held in Sosnovy Bor on Feb 7 2007

Public hearings of the materials on the ecological impacts of the construction and the operation of LNPP-2 are scheduled for Feb 7 2007 More

05 February 2007 year

Atomenergomash completes deal for purchasing controlling interest at EMAllaince-Atom

On Feb 2 Atomenergomash OJSC completed estimates on the purchase of 50%+1 stake at EMAlliance-Atom OJSC More

01 February 2007 year

Putin supports construction of NPPs in Siberia

Lack of necessary energy capacities is becoming an obstacle to the development of the country’s economy: Vladimir Putin More

01 February 2007 year

Vladimir Putin tells about Russian-US cooperation

Russian President supports the formation of a network of international uranium enrichment centers for providing equal and democratic access to all countries wishing to develop their nuclear power industries More