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Saba Yemen
4 days ago
- Business
- Saba Yemen
"Rosatom" Plans to Launch New-Generation Fast Neutron Reactor in 2030
Moscow - (Saba): Alexei Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, announced on Tuesday that the company plans to launch a unique, new, fourth-generation fast-neutron reactor in 2030. Likhachev said, according to Sputnik, "A unique project is the construction of a fourth-generation nuclear power plant in Seversk (Tomsk Oblast)... In 2030, we will launch a 300-megawatt fast nuclear reactor, the world's first fourth-generation power plant." Earlier, Likhachev said that Rosatom maintains Russia's "nuclear shield" at an appropriate level so that no one would consider using weapons against Russia. Likhachev indicated that the company is ready to cooperate with the United States on uranium supplies unless a different decision is made. "We will be present on the European market in one way or another, and we will cooperate with the United States in uranium supplies unless another decision is made," Likhachev said. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Russia & Vietnam sign roadmap for development of nuclear technologies
Russian nuclear major Rosatom State Corporation and Vietnam have signed an interdepartmental roadmap for the period up to 2030 The document was recently signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, and Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam. The roadmap covers the construction of a nuclear science and technology center, the supply of fuel for the research reactor in Da Lat, the participation of the Vietnamese side in the Consortium 'International Research Center based on the MBIR reactor' and the training of personnel for the Vietnamese nuclear industry. 'For decades, research has been the flagship activity of our cooperation. In the 1980s, Soviet specialists restarted a research reactor built by the Americans, and now Vietnamese specialists have ordered us a new research reactor. We have already entered the site in the south of the country, in Dong Nai province, near Ho Chi Minh City. And that is where a powerful, modern, and, presumably, the best research reactor in Southeast Asia will appear soon," Likhachev said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo For our part, we invite our colleagues to Dimitrovgrad to conduct research on our promising multi-purpose fast reactor. In addition, this visit has marked the transition to a new stage of cooperation – the project to build a large nuclear power plant. We offer our 'bestseller' – the VVER-1200 reactor. Certainly, negotiations should take place to clarify the technical appearance and financial support. These negotiations have started today. It will certainly be a great honor and responsibility for us to build a flagship power reactor in Southeast Asia, but here we are at the very beginning of the journey,' Likhachev said.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Moscow ready to discuss US presence at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Russian nuclear giant's chief says
Russia is ready to engage in a discussion with Washington about the US presence at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Before that, the Russians had categorically refused to tackle this issue. Source: Aleksei Likhachev, Head of Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom, in response to a question from Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax Quote from Likhachev: "If the country's leadership makes a political decision, we're ready to discuss this with the US side." Details: Prior to that, the Russians had absolutely refused to discuss this issue. Background: On 23 April, IAEA experts at the Zaporizhzhia NPP heard loud gunshots near the main administrative building where their office is located. Additionally, the IAEA team has reported hearing explosions and gunshots almost daily over the past week at varying distances from the plant. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated that the situation is highly unstable from a nuclear safety perspective. Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked that a proposal for US control over the Zaporizhzhia NPP raises many unresolved questions. He added that a scenario where the United States, alongside Ukraine, would jointly control the plant is acceptable, though no such proposals have been made. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Russia Planning to Build More Nuclear Reactors in Iran
Russian state-run nuclear energy giant Rosatom is in talks to build another nuclear power plant in Iran. The Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) on Feb. 23 said Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev discussed the plan at the Future Technologies Forum in Moscow, Russia. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Moscow in January to talk about a partnership deal between the two countries related to energy. Iran wants to increase its power generation capacity because of ongoing blackouts across the country due to a lack of available electricity. 'We are conducting another [round of] large-scale negotiations on the next site for developing nuclear energy in Iran,' Likhachev said at the forum in Moscow. The Rosatom chief executive said a site for a nuclear power station has been chosen, but did not reveal the location, saying only that 'the start of work is still a long way off. 'We see Iran's government taking an active stance in advancing nuclear energy. On our end, we are accelerating our efforts and are engaged in large-scale negotiations regarding the next site for nuclear energy development in Iran,' Likhachev said. Iran has one operating nuclear reactor, a 1,000-MW Russian-designed VVER unit at the southern port city of Bushehr, on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Two more VVER-1000 units are under construction at the site. Work on Unit 2 began in 2019, with commercial operation now expected in 2029 after earlier reports said the unit could come online last year. Iranian media reported that installation of safety equipment in Unit 2 began earlier in February, along with excavation works for the water cooling pump houses of both units. [caption id="attachment_180543" align="alignnone" width="640"] The Bushehr nuclear power station, a 1,000-MW facility, came online in 2013. It is Iran's only operating nuclear power plant. Source: Bushehr NPP[/caption] Construction of Unit 3 began last year. The expansion project would increase Bushehr's generation capacity to about 3,000 MW. Likhachev said Rosatom was 'very actively' working with Iran on the Bushehr expansion. Iran also is building a smaller, 300-MW nuclear plant in the Khuzestan province, near the country's western border with Iraq. That plant is scheduled to come online by 2030. Russia and Iran have been working to strengthen their bilateral cooperation around energy. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the two countries' agreements are part of a 'comprehensive strategic partnership. It sets ambitious goals and outlines guidelines for deepening bilateral cooperation in the long term.' —Darrell Proctor is a senior editor for POWER.
Egypt Independent
21-02-2025
- Business
- Egypt Independent
Dabaa to be largest nuclear project on the planet despite sanctions: Russian company Rosatom CEO
Alexey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian company Rosatom, said that sanctions pose an obstacle to the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Egypt, 'but they will not stop us.' He pointed out that the project's implementation is proceeding according to the planned schedule, and it is a symbol of the growing cooperation between Russia and Egypt, Izvestia reported. 'This year, this place will become the largest nuclear reactor construction site on the planet – both in terms of area and the number of people,' Likhachev told Izvestia, daily newspaper in Russia. The Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant is the first nuclear power generation plant in Egypt, and it is being built in the city of Dabaa in Matrouh Governorate on the Mediterranean coast, about 300 kilometers northwest of Cairo. The Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant consists of four power units with a capacity of 1200 megawatts each, equipped with Russian-made VVER-1200 Generation III+ pressurized water reactors, which are the latest technology and are already implemented in projects that are currently operating successfully, with four nuclear power units of this generation in operation.
