At Novovoronezh NPP the international experts of the WANO completed their work within the support mission and preliminary visit of the Pre-Startup Peer Review
On 10 August, 2018 at 13:40 during the cold and hot trial (CHT) stage of the equipment at the power unit No 2 of Novovoronezh NPP-2 (No 7 of NVNPP) the hydraulic testing of the secondary circuit on consistency and strength was successfully completed.

The final 15-day testing of the VVER-1200 innovative power unit No 1 has started at Leningrad NPP
At Leningrad NPP, a complex testing of the innovative generation 3+ power unit No 1 with VVER-1200 reactor has begun. Within 15 days the power unit will operate in a continuous mode at 100% power. The testing should confirm the stability of joint operation of the unit’s main and auxiliary equipment, and automatic process control systems.

The first night of the musical staged as part of the International Children’s Creativity Project NucKids-2018 held in Hungary
On the 4th of August in Szekszárd (Hungary) the first night of the musical “The Lomonosov’s Scroll” staged as part of the International Children’s Creativity Project NucKids-2018 was held in the Mihai Babic Culture Center.

Leningrad NPP: the assembly of the turbine island main equipment has been completed at the construction site of the innovative power unit No 2
At the construction site of the innovative power unit No 2 with the VVER-1200 reactor of Leningrad NPP, the specialists completed the assembly of all the main equipment of the turbine building. The work inside the turbine building is conducted according to the schedule.

The personnel of the Finnish Hanhikivi-1 NPP will undergo an internship at Leningrad NPP
Instructors of Fennovoima Oy (Finland) visited the Training Department (TD) of Leningrad NPP. The Finnish guests learned how to train operational personnel for the new VVER-1200 power units.

“The decision to build the first of a kind BN-1200 power unit can be made in 2021”, the head of Rosenergoatom Andrey Petrov
The decision on the construction of the power unit No 5 of Beloyarsk NPP with the BN-1200 reactor can be made in 2021. This was announced by Andrey Petrov, the Director General of Rosenergoatom JSC (a part of the Rosatom Electric Power Division), during the Director's Day Briefing that took place at Beloyarsk NPP on 2 August, 2018.

Cold and hot trials of the 2nd unit equipment have begun at Novovoronezh NPP-2
At the power unit No 2 of Novovoronezh NPP-2 (Unit No 7 of NVNPP) the stage of cold and hot trials of the equipment (CHT) has started.

At the construction site of the country’s most powerful power unit No 1 of Kursk NPP-2, specialists have completed the construction of the outline of the shop for manufacturing reinforced metal blocks
On 30 July, 2018, one of this year’s key events has taken place at the construction site of the most powerful VVER-TOI power unit in the country of Kursk NPP-2*

Rosenergoatom: this year’s first vessel with cargo for the world's only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) has sailed to Chukotka
This year’s first ship with a batch of building materials and equipment for the world's only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) went to the port of Pevek (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug).

The Rostekhnadzor commission has started the inspection of the final stage of the 4th power unit construction at Rostov NPP
At the new power unit No 4 of Rostov NPP, an on-site inspection of the Don Interregional Territorial Administration for Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision (Rostekhnadzor) has begun. The commission is headed by Nikolay Balakhnin, the Head of the Don ITA for NRS Supervision of Rostekhnadzor.