29 December 2006 year

In 2006 TVEL’s income to exceed 60bln RUR

According to the preliminary information, in 2006 the consolidated income of TVEL Corporation will exceed 60bln RUR, assets will make up almost 63bln RUR, net profit — over 5bln RUR. More

27 December 2006 year

Balakovo NPP sets annual production record

On Dec 26 Balakovo NPP set an annual production record – 30bln KWh since the beginning of 2006 More

27 December 2006 year

The 1st unit of Tianwan NPP is under 700-hour demonstration exploitation

On Dec 26, 2006, specialists of Atomstrojeksport CJSC started the 700-hour demonstration exploitation of the 1st unit of Tianwan NPP in line with the General Contract. More

26 December 2006 year

Speaker of Supreme Rada of Ukraine supports development of nuclear power engineering

Alexander Moros: Ukraine must develop nuclear power industry More

23 December 2006 year

Rosenergoatom NPPs fulfill annual plan ahead of time

On Dec 23, 2006, Russian NPPs fulfilled their annual plan by generating 150.9bln KWh More

22 December 2006 year

Head of Rosatom makes a report at Federation Council

Sergey Kiriyenko made a report on the development of the nuclear power sector during the “government hour” at the Federation Council More

22 December 2006 year

Rosatom exhibition at Federation Council will present the scale of nuclear power sector development

An exhibition about Russia’s nuclear power sector was held at the Federal Council on the occasion of the Day of Power Engineer More

22 December 2006 year

Atomenergomash has bought 39.5% of SverdNIIKhimMash from private shareholders

Atomenergomash OJSC has bought 39.5% of the shares of the leading research and design institute SverdNIIKhimMash. More

21 December 2006 year

TVEL will continue supplying fuel to Loviisa NPP

TVEL has won tender for supplying nuclear fuel to Loviisa NPP (Finland) More

21 December 2006 year

The service period of the 1st unit of Kursk NPP prolonged

On Dec 19 2006 Kursk NPP marked its 30th jubilee. On that day the plant was granted a license prolonging the service period of its 1st unit. More

21 December 2006 year

Dec 22 is the Birthday of Leningrad NPP

Dec 22 is the double holiday for the personnel of Leningrad NPP — the Professional Day of Power Engineer and the Birthday of the plant More

21 December 2006 year

On-line conference of Sergey Obozov is underway

The on-line conference of Director General of Rosenergoatom Sergey Obozov has started More

20 December 2006 year

Meeting of Russian-Korean Nuclear Energy Committee

On Dec 21–22, 2006, Deputy Head of Rosatom Nikolay Spassky will take part in a regular meeting of the Russian-Korean Coordinating Committee on Nuclear Energy More

20 December 2006 year

Members of the Union of Nuclear Territories and Enterprises are sure that federal plans for nuclear capacity development should be supplemented by regional ones

Members of the Union of Nuclear Territories and Enterprises are sure that federal plans for nuclear capacity development should be supplemented by regional ones More

20 December 2006 year

Members of the Union of Nuclear Territories and Enterprises propose training personnel for nuclear power industry at universities

Members of the Union of Nuclear Territories and Enterprises propose training personnel for nuclear power industry at universities More

20 December 2006 year

Russian-American plan of action for nuclear power sector development

About the Russian-American plan of action for developing global and bilateral cooperation in the sphere of nuclear power engineering More

20 December 2006 year

Tekhsnabeksport and Bank of Moscow agree on cooperation

Tekhsnabeksport and Bank of Moscow have signed agreement on cooperation More

20 December 2006 year

Kurchatov residents mark jubilee of Kursk NPP

The 30th anniversary of Kursk NPP was marked in the town of Kuchatov on Dec 19 More

19 December 2006 year

On-line conference of Sergey Obozov will take place on Dec 21, 2006

In the framework of the on-line conference, the readers suggest building an NPP in the Far North More

18 December 2006 year

Heads of regions will meet at Rosatom to discuss plan of joint action for nuclear power sector development

The Board of the Union of Nuclear Power Territories and Enterprises will meet at Rosatom on Dec 2006 from 10:00 AM till noon More

15 December 2006 year

Head of Rosatom will meet with Kyrgyz President

On Friday Head of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko will go on a working visit to Kyrgyzstan More

15 December 2006 year

First meeting of Board of Directors of Uranium Mining Company

There are three issues on the agenda of the first meeting of the Board of Directors of Uranium Mining Company: election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, approval of the plan of action for 2007 and the organizational structure of the company More

14 December 2006 year

On-line conference of Sergey Obozov

On Dec 21 Director General of Rosenergoatom Sergey Obozov will give an on-line conference More

14 December 2006 year

Federal Anti-Monopoly Service approves of the establishment of the nuclear power holding

Federal Anti-Monopoly Service approves of the consequences of the establishment of the nuclear power holding for competition in the nuclear power sector More

14 December 2006 year

Microsoft and Rosatom sign memorandum on cooperation

On Dec 13 2006 Microsoft and Rosatom announced the signing of Memorandum on Cooperation More

13 December 2006 year

Anatoly Chubais: Nuclear power industry will help to solve the problem of energy shortfall

The development of the nuclear power industry in Russia must be one of the ways to solve the problem of energy shortfall, the chairman of the board of RAO UES of Russia Anatoly Chubais said during a press-conference in Moscow on Dec 12 More

13 December 2006 year

Kiriyenko: Too low tariffs prevent nuclear power sector development

Head of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko believes that too low tariffs prevent the development of Russia’s nuclear power industry More

13 December 2006 year

Kiriyenko informs State Duma deputies about the state and prospects of the nuclear power sector

During a closed-door “governmental hour” the head of Rosatom informed the State Duma deputies of the state and development prospects of the sector More

12 December 2006 year

State Duma will hear information on development of nuclear power sector in Russia

Boris Gryzlov urges to increase the share of the nuclear energy sector in the country’s energy balance More

12 December 2006 year

Public hearings at Leningradskaya NPP

In order to inform the public and the participants in the assessment of the environmental impact of the project to construct and launch the Leningradskaya Nuclear Power Plant-2 (LNPP-2), Rosatom reports: More

11 December 2006 year

Russia does not see any political obstacles to comlete Bushehr NPP in time

Russia does not see any political obstacles to its completing the Bushehr NPP construction in time More

11 December 2006 year

Bushehr NPP construction is not the only Russian-Iranian project

“Today, the key priority of the Russian-Iranian cooperation is the economic sphere, primarily, the construction of the NPP in Bushehr, ” says the head of Rosatom and the Co-chairman of the Russian-Iranian Commission on Trade-Economic Cooperation Sergey Kiriyenko More

11 December 2006 year

“Rosenergoatom” NPPs are safe and stable

In Jan-Nov 2006 the Russian NPPs generated a total of 140,704.6 mln KW, which is 105.4% of Jan-Nov 2005 More

08 December 2006 year

Rosenergoatom delegation visits Zagorskaya PSP

On Dec 6, 2006, a delegation of the Rosenergoatom concern visited the Zagorskaya Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) to familiarize itself with the plant’s activities More

06 December 2006 year

Last Wednesday Head of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko presented to the State Duma a bill on nuclear power sector reformation.

«There are no social risks, but there are obvious economic and administrative advantages in the planned reform of the nuclear energy industry», — Sergey Obozov More

01 December 2006 year

Lukashenko sees no alternative to establishment of nuclear power engineering in Belarus

“The question of establishing our own nuclear power engineering practically has no alternative in guaranteeing Belarusian national safety and is a condition for proving the country with cheap energy”, — Alexander Lukashenko More