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Atomenergomash sells its foundry
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has allowed the holding company “Transport components” (TC) to acquire 75% of the foundry “Petrozavodskmash.” LZ Petrozavodskmash, located in Karelia, belongs to the Atomenergomash a
Rosatom aims to Bulgaria
The State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom has applied to participate in the procedure for selecting a strategic investor for the construction project of Belene NPP in Bulgaria. As part of
US includes CGN in “Entity List”
On August 14th, US Department of Commerce–Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it will include China General Nuclear Group (CGN) and its four affiliated companies in the Entity
PT PAL Indonesia joins Thorcon International for a Molten Salt Thorium Reactor
PT PAL Indonesia and Thorcon International are currently studying the construction of a 500 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant (PLTN ). However, building the plant requires permission from the Ministry
Shutting down a unit in a Russian nuclear power plant!
A subsidiary of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) announced the shutdown of the fourth unit of the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant in the Ural Mountains, on Sunday (August
Indonesian house of representatives asked for a nuclear plant
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia asked the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Ignasius Jonan, to examine the opportunities for nuclear power plants (NPP) included
West Kalimantan faces a lack of electricity
The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Ristekdikti ) declared recently that West Kalimantan’s electricity needs continue to increase. West Kalimantan faces a lack of electricity due to the
Russia develops a new Thorium-based nuclear fuel
Scientists at the Tomsk Technological University have been able to create nuclear fuel based on radioactive thorium for the latest generation of nuclear reactors. This fuel is also expected to
Rosatom predicts increased risk for overseas projects
The continuation of Western sanctions against Russia increases the political risk for international projects of Rosatom, according to the annual report of JSC Atomenergoprom (2018). Such risks include “changes in
