Russia

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Refuelling at Floating Nuclear Power Plant

Fresh nuclear fuel has been loaded into the starboard side reactor on the Akademik Lomonosov in the first operation of its kind, with the process due to be comp…

Nuclear Reactor

IAEA finds commitment to safety at Russian fast reactor

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts have reviewed operational safety at unit 4 of Russia's Beloyarsk nuclear power plant. It marks …

Nuclear Technology

Dismantling of Lepse Nuclear Service Ship Completed

The 10-year process of dismantling the Lepse, which was used to refuel the nuclear icebreaker fleet from 1963 to 1981 and then used for the storage of used fuel…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Last Fuel Assembly Unloaded at Kursk Unit 1

The first stage of decommissioning of the Kursk nuclear power plant's first unit has been completed with the last used fuel assembly unloaded from the react…

Nuclear Reactor

Reactor Vessel Delivered to Kursk II's Second Unit

The 340-tonne reactor vessel could now be installed before the end of the year at the new unit being built by Rosatom at the Kursk nuclear power plant.(Image: R…

Coal Trade

China's Oct Coal Imports From Russia Fall to 8-Mth Low

China's coal imports from Russia slipped in October to a eight-month-low as less competitive prices and weak restocking demand at Chinese utilities affected…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia Lifts Gasoline Export Ban - Energy Ministry

Liberia-flagged Aframax tanker Suvorovsky Prospect discharges fuel oil from Russia at the Matanzas terminal, in Matanzas, Cuba, July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre…

Oil & Gas Trade

German Gas Trading Hub to Sell Up to 37 Twh of Gas From Storage

Germany's gas market trading hub, Trading Hub Europe (THE), is planning to start selling the first volumes of gas stored under a government mandate agreed i…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Permit Granted for Construction of Eighth Leningrad Unit

The main construction period for the VVER-1200 unit will begin in 2025 after the go-ahead was given to begin the second stage of the construction project for wh…

Oil & Gas Trade

Serbia Signs Gas Supply Deal With Azerbaijan

Serbia signed a deal with Azerbaijan to purchase 400 million cubic metres of natural gas per year from 2024, Azerbaijan's energy ministry said on Tuesday.Se…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Broken Turbine Blades Cause Shutdown at Russian Nuclear Plant

Russia's state nuclear power corporation has reported that turbine blades broke at a plant where the company has installed two reactors of a type it is also…

Thermal Coal

Russia's Inter Rao-Export Could Build Three Coal-Fired TPPs in Kazakhstan - Energy Ministry

Kazakhstan is planning to sign a memorandum with Russia's Inter RAO-Export on constructing thermal power plants in the Kazakh cities of Kokshetau, Semey, an…

SMR

Agreement to Consider SMR for Norilsk Region

Russia's Rosatom and the Norilsk Nickel are to study possible options and sites for a small nuclear power reactor.(Image: Rosatom)The agreement, signed by R…

LNG

Capital Product Partners Adds 11 New LNG Carriers in $3.1 Billion Deal

Vessel owner Capital Product Partners (CPLP.O) said on Monday it has acquired 11 newly built LNG carriers from Capital Maritime for $3.1 billion, opting for mor…

Nuclear Reactor

Rosatom approved design of reactor for small ground-based NPP

The world's first small ground-based nuclear power plant with RITM-200N reactor is planned to be commissioned in Yakutia in 2028.At a joint meeting of Rosat…