Implementation of the New General Scheme (Novoi Genskhemi) for the placement of generating capacities will support economic growth in the Urals, the Far East and Siberia, Rosatom said in a statement.

According to World Nuclear Association, exploration in the 1970s and 1980s showed that Brazil has reasonably assured resources of 210,000 tonnes of uranium. However, there has been little investment in exploration since the mid-1980s.

Kudankulam NPP will comprise six units with VVER-1000 reactors. Work began following an intergovernmental agreement between India and Russia signed in 1988.

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev initiated a telephone conversation with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on 9 August to discuss the situation around the Kursk NPP.

The IAEA has been monitoring the situation on the reported military activities taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

According to Russian customs data, the Russia-India bilateral trade volume hit a record US$23.1 billion in the first four months of the current year, marking a 10% rise versus the same period in 2023.

Discussions also included the possible implementation by Rosatom of a project for the construction of a second NPP at Sinop. Rosatom said possible design solutions would be based on the wishes of the Turkish side to strengthen the effect of the project on the Turkish economy.

The Paks II project was launched in 2014 by an inter-governmental agreement between Hungary and Russia for two VVER-1200 reactors (units 5&6) to be supplied by Rosatom. The contract was supported by a Russian state loan to finance the majority of the project.

The Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act was signed by President Joe Biden in May, after being passed unanimously by the US Senate and will go into effect on 11 August.

The reactor and the nuclear health centre will also be used to conduct research, development and innovation activities both in the field of nuclear medicine and nuclear power technology.

MSATO project 22770 is intended for the technological and maintenance of the nuclear power plants on marine vessels and is expected to be put into operation in 2029.

The Paks II project was launched in 2014 by an inter-governmental agreement between Hungary and Russia for two VVER-1200 reactors (units 5&6) to be supplied by Rosatom.

Following the summit meeting, President Putin said that “a promising area for expanding bilateral cooperation is nuclear energy”.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase low-enriched uranium (LEU) from domestic sources.

The IAEA and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) have formally agreed to strengthen joint efforts to tackle the world’s growing health, food, energy and climate development challenges with nuclear science and technology under a new Practical Arrangement (PA).