Vver

China

Rosatom provides first nuclear fuel shipment to China’s Xudapu NPP

The Fuel Division of Rosatom (managed by TVEL JSC) has successfully supplied the initial nuclear fuel loading for the VVER-1200 reactor at Unit 3 of the Xudapu …

Russian

Rosatom completes pilot operation of REMIX fuel

This is a key milestone in the qualification of uranium-plutonium fuel for VVER reactors

Russian

Vietnam, Russia sign agreement on new nuclear plant

An intergovernmental agreement has been signed on cooperation in the construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Vietnam, to feature two VVER‑1200 …

South Africa and Russia Sign Nuclear Power MOU, Plan to Build Africa's First VVER Nuclear Reactor

Recently, South Africa's Nuclear Energy Corporation and Russia's Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on nuclear…

Nuclear Fuel

First Nuclear Fuel Delivered for Kudankulam Unit 3

The first delivery of nuclear fuel for the initial loading of Kudankulam nuclear power plant's unit 3 in India has been completed. The fuel assemblies, prod…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Modular Construction Completed at Xudabao VVER-1200s

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has completed installation of the final module of the passive water tank inside the reactor building of Xudabao unit 4…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse to Supply Fuel to Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Plant

Hungary's MVM Group and Westinghouse have finalized a $114 million contract for the supply of VVER-440 fuel to the Paks Nuclear Power Plant starting in 2028…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia to Accelerate New Nuclear Plant in Its Far East

A roadmap has been established for the selection, construction, and commissioning of two VVER-1000 nuclear power units in Russia’s Primorsky Krai by 2035.…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Uzbekistan Studying Option of a Four-Unit VVER-1000 Plant

Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Uzatom Atomic Energy Agency to assess the feasibility of cons…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kazakhstan Selects Rosatom for First Nuclear Power Plant

Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency has selected Russia’s Rosatom to lead an international consortium for building the nation’s first nuclear po…

Nuclear Fuel

Fresh Stage of Tests for VVER-S and MOX Fuel

Russia's A.I. Leypunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering has begun tests to study the neutron-physical characteristics of the VVER-S reactor with …

Nuclear Reactor

Rosatom Aiming for 100-Year Service Life for Reactors

Welding has been completed of the upper half of the VVER-1200 reactor vessel for El Dabaa nuclear power plant's second unit, with Rosatom saying that new ma…

Nuclear Reactor

Expansion of Test Programme for MOX Fuel for VVER Reactors

The third cycle of tests of MOX fuel in the MIR research reactor is to begin following the successful completion of the second phase of the programme which aims…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Flushing of Safety Systems Under Way at Tianwan 7

Flushing of all the safety systems to the open reactor has begun at China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant's unit 7, which is one of two VVER-1200 units un…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Reactor Vessel Shipped for Kudankulam’s Sixth Unit

The 320-tonne VVER-1000 reactor vessel is travelling by sea from Russia to India's Kudankulam nuclear power plant.The reactor vessel was produced at AEM-Tec…