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Russian reactor designer and constructor to merge

Russian reactor builder AtomStroyExport and design organization St Petersburg Scientific Research and Design Institute AtomEnergoProekt are to merge to boost their chances in the international nuclear reactor market.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-22-2008
Plan to construct SVBR at Obninsk

Rosatom and Russian Machines will establish a joint venture to develop a nuclear power plant employing an SVBR reactor, Nuclear.Ru reported. Vladimir Petrochenko, Russian Machines' director of power machine engineering, said the company was ready to invest some $400-$500 million in the project, under...

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-21-2008
Kola 1 licensed to operate until 2018

Russia's nuclear regulator, Rostekhnadzor, has issued a licence to Rosenergoatom for the extended operation of unit one of the Kola nuclear power plant. The licence is valid until 6 July 2018. In June 2003, the service life of the unit was extended for 15 years following modernisation work conducted...

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-07-2008
Volgodonsk 2 set for 2009 completion

After a change of contractors, Russian officials have put forward the start-up dates of three new nuclear power reactors. Plans for southern Russia are being revised.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-07-2008
Busy week for sporting Russian workers

The fourth annual "Energy of the Baltic Sea" sports competition has been held this week at the Leningrad nuclear power plant. The competition is held between teams of workers from several nuclear power plants in western Russian (including Balakovo, Volgodonsk, Kalinin, Kola, Leningrad and Smolensk...

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-04-2008
Russian nuclear energy program seeks investors

Kiriyenko needs money and brains to drive the nation's nuclear initiatives Reuters reports that in an extraordinary reversal Russia's nuclear energy internal new build and export program is now opening itself up to foreign investors. Previously, the Kremlin had decreed that the effort,...

Posted to Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-28-2008
First concrete for new reactor at Novovoronezh-II

First concrete for a new reactor has been poured at the Novovoronezh phase II nuclear power plant, marking the official start of construction. This is the first unit in Russia's new wave of construction, which could benefit in future from foreign investment.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-25-2008
Information attack a 'provocation'

Russian nuclear officials have reacted angrily to the third 'information attack' on their nuclear power operations. Police are investigating the many thousands of messages sent to spread false information and rumours.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-17-2008
New price structure agreed for Russian HEU

A new pricing structure reflecting current uranium prices has been agreed for the remainder of a commercial deal under which Cameco purchases uranium from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-12-2008
Nuclear future mapped out for Murmansk

Northeastern Russia is set for a boost in nuclear investment after an agreement between Rosatom and the government of Murmansk region. The deal should facilitate a new nuclear power plant, used nuclear fuel processing and storage facilities and submarine dismantling.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-11-2008

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