31 December 2006 year

One more stage of start-up operations completed at Bushehr NPP

On Dec 28 Atomstrojeksport specialists completed one more stage of start-up operations More

29 December 2006 year

Japanese delegation visits Beloyarsk NPP

A delegation of employees of MEXT and PESCO companies (Japan) visited Beloyarsk NPP on Dec 25, 2006 More

28 December 2006 year

Bilibino NPP given license for operating 4th unit till 2016

On Dec 28 Bilibino NPP was given license for operating its 4th unit till 2016 More

28 December 2006 year

Liquid radioactive waste recycling complex launched at Kolsk NPP

On Dec 26–27 State Acceptance Commission visited Kolsk NPP and approved the launch of a liquid radioactive waste recycling complex More

28 December 2006 year

Leningrad NPP fulfills its annual plan

On Dec 5, 2006, Leningrad NPP fulfilled the annual production plan – 21.330bln KWh. More

26 December 2006 year

Exporters of industrial production will enjoy state support

TVEL is among the exporters who will enjoy partial compensation for their credit repayment expenses More

26 December 2006 year

Sergey Obozov met with Rosenergoatom veterans

Head of Rosenergoatom Sergey Obozov has met with Rosenergoatom veterans in Moscow More

26 December 2006 year

Kursk NPP fulfills annual plan

On Dec 25, 2006, 8:10 PM, Kursk NPP fulfilled its annual plan to produce 24.170bln KWh More

26 December 2006 year

About the operation of Beloyarsk NPP in the past week

About the operation of Beloyarsk NPP Dec 18–24, 2006 More

26 December 2006 year

About the operation of Novovoronezh NPP in the past week

About the operation of Novovoronezh NPP Dec 17–23, 2006 More

25 December 2006 year

Balakovo NPP fulfills annual plan

On Dec 20, on the eve of the Day of Power Engineer, Balakovo NPP fulfilled its annual production plan – 29.582bln KWh. More

25 December 2006 year

First e-auction held for Rosenergoatom

The first e-auction for the needs of Rosenergoatom held on Dec 18 2006 More

25 December 2006 year

About the operation of Smolensk NPP

Technical state of Smolensk NPP More

22 December 2006 year

20th anniversary of 2nd unit of Kalinin NPP

20th anniversary of 2nd unit of Kalinin NPP More

22 December 2006 year

1st unit of Kursk NPP restarted

The 1st unit of Kursk NPP was restarted on Dec 21 00:01 PM More

22 December 2006 year

3rd unit of Kalinin NPP restarted

The 3rd unit of Kalinin NPP was restarted on Dec 21 4:47 PM More

21 December 2006 year

“Stabilization” consortium has made one more present to Chernobyl NPP

Results of 3rd phase of stabilization measures at Chernobyl NPP submitted to Working Commission More

20 December 2006 year

FNTPP project carried out according to schedule

The project for the construction of floating nuclear thermal power plants (FNTPP) was discussed during a conference on Dec 20. More

20 December 2006 year

Construction of 4th unit of BelNPP discussed

Construction of 4th unit of BelNPP discussed More

20 December 2006 year

1st unit of Kursk NPP being prepared for restarting

The 1st unit of Kursk NPP is being prepared for restarting. More

20 December 2006 year

Fifth combined-cycle unit in Russia launched at CMP

A new combined-cycle unit was launched at Chepetsk Mechanical Plant (CMP) on Dec 20 More

20 December 2006 year

Target inspection completed at Beloyarsk NPP

Dec 11–15, 2006, Rosenergoatom Commission carried out a special target inspection at Beloyarsk NPP More

19 December 2006 year

Chepetsk Mechanical Plant is 60 years old

Chepetsk Mechanical Plant is 60 years old More

19 December 2006 year

About the operation of Beloyarskaya NPP Dec 11–17

The BN-600 operated at nominal capacity More

19 December 2006 year

About the operation of Novovoronezh NPP Dec 10–16

The 3rd, 4th and 5th units of Novovoronezh NPP operate at planned rate More

19 December 2006 year

Renaissance of the nuclear power sector will require substantial inflow of young specialists

A Coordinating Council for Ecological Education and Professional Orientation of the Youth has been set up at Smolenskaya NPP More

18 December 2006 year

Repairs at 3rd Unit of Kalinin NPP

On Dec 7 the 3rd unit of Kalinin NPP was suspended for repairs More

18 December 2006 year

Trade Union conference held at Balakovskaya NPP

During its Dec 15 annual meeting the Trade Union Committee of Balakovskaya NPP summed up the results of the activities of its last five years More

18 December 2006 year

Balakovskaya NPP develops cooperation with Zaporizhia NPP

Specialists of Zaporizhia NPP (Ukraine) paid a visit to Balakovskaya NPP Dec 11–15 More

18 December 2006 year

About Beloyarskaya NPP Dec 11–17

Dec 17, 2006, the BN-600 unit of Beloyarskaya NPP fulfilled its annual plan. More

15 December 2006 year

State Secretary for Energy of Hungary Abel Garamhegyi visited Paks NPP on Dec 13

95% of damaged fuel removed as a result of recovery work at Paks NPP (Hungary) More

15 December 2006 year

Sample quantity of fuel for floating NPP made at Machine Building Plant

A pilot sample of fuel assembly for the first floating NPP in the world has been made at Machine Building Plant (Elektrostal, Moscow region) More

15 December 2006 year

Rosenergoatom and Belgian Tractebel hold seminar in Moscow

Representatives of Rosenergoatom, the biggest generating company of Russia, and Tractebel, a Belgian energy group, held a seminar in Moscow on Dec 14, 2006. More

15 December 2006 year

Kolskaya NPP fulfills annual plan ahead of time

Kolskaya NPP has fulfilled the annual electricity production plan ahead of time More

15 December 2006 year

Rosenergoatom is drafting new complex modernization program

The deputy chief engineers of the Rosenergoatom NPPs completed there conference on Dec 15 More

15 December 2006 year

Director of LNPP awarded St. Peter Medal

Director of Leningradskaya NPP Valery Lebedev has been awarded St. Peter Medal More

15 December 2006 year

Planned repairs at 3rd unit of Balakovskaya NPP

The 3rd unit of Balakovskaya NPP suspended for planned repairs More

15 December 2006 year

European Commission experts at Kursk NPP

A group of experts of the European Commission on Nuclear Safety visited Kursk NPP on Dec 13–14 More

15 December 2006 year

Metrological Service of Bilibinksaya NPP given certificate for calibration activities till 2010

In early Dec the metrological service of Bilibinskaya NPP was given certificate for calibration activities till 2010 More

15 December 2006 year

Results of special target inspecton at Leningradskaya NPP

A special target inspection of the Leningradskaya NPP was completed on Dec 14 More

14 December 2006 year

Conference in Germany on organization of new reactors construction

On Dec 11–13, 2006, representatives of Areva company and Rosenergoatom concern held a conference on cooperation in NPP construction More

14 December 2006 year

Press-conference at Kursk NPP

On Dec 12 the management of Kursk NPP gave press-conference on the occasion of the plant’s forthcoming 30th anniversary More

14 December 2006 year

Trade Union elects leaders

On Dec 12 the Central Committee of the Russian Trade Union of Nuclear Power Industry Workers held its 10th plenary session More

13 December 2006 year

Parliamentary hearings “Energy Strategy of Russia: Problems and Prospects” held in Federation Council Dec 12

Russia’s energy strategy need improvement More

13 December 2006 year

Rosenergoatom Technical Director held conference at Kalinin NPP Dec 12

APCS (Automatic Process Control System) of the 3rd unit of Kalinin NPP should become the basis for the NPP-2006 APCS project More

13 December 2006 year

Report on “NPP-2006” project heard in Federation Council

Deputy Director General of Rosenergoatom Vladimir Asmolov makes report on “NPP-2006” project in Russia’s Federation Council More

13 December 2006 year

The BN-600 power unit operated at nominal capacity.

About the operation of Beloyarsk NPP Dec 4–10, 2006 More

12 December 2006 year

The analysis of the ecological situation and the population health in the 30-km zone of Volgodonsk NPP is over.

The Volgodon NPP has no negative impact on the radiation and ecological situation in the nearby area More

12 December 2006 year

The 3rd, 4t and 5th units of Novovoronezh NPP are working at planned rate.

About the operation of Novovoronezh NPP Dec 3–9 2006 More

12 December 2006 year

Experts of Kalinin NPP taught partner inspection methodology

A seminar of the WANO Moscow Center will be held in the Business Center of Kalinin NPP Dec 12–14. The seminar is part of the “Partner Inspections” program More

12 December 2006 year

Technical support mission held at Kursk NPP

Technical support mission of the Moscow Center of the WANO, “Adoption of Effective Operational Decisions,” held at Kursk NPP More

11 December 2006 year

A group of US experts analyze Rosenergoatom activities

The closing conference of the Partner Inspection “International Consultative Analysis ” of Rosenergoatom, the biggest generating company in Russia, was held in Moscow on Dec 8, 2006. The inspection was held by US experts on the initiative of Rosenergoatom More

08 December 2006 year

Balankovskaya NPP: Jan-Nov plan overfulfilled

In Nov, 2006, Balankovskaya NPP generated 2,621.3 mln KW/h (108.4% of the monthly plan) More

08 December 2006 year

The Technical Committee summed up the results of 2006 and outlined the plans for 2007

The Technical Committee for the Cooperation of the Rosenergoatom concern with the Nuclear Power Inspectorate of Sweden (SKI/ICP) had a meeting on Nov 7–8, 2006 More

08 December 2006 year

About the operation of the Novovoronezh NPP in Nov 2006

In Nov 2006 the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) produced 1,305.4mln KW/h of electricity More