About the Concern

The federal state unitary enterprise “Concern for the Production of Electrical and Thermal Energy at Nuclear Power Plants” (“Energoatom” Concern) (before corporization "Rosenergoatom" Concern) was established in 1992 and until April 1, 2002, had exercised centralized state control over nine out of the ten nuclear power plants of Russia.

Under the government decree No 1207-r (September 9, 2001), on April 1, 2002, “Rosenergoatom” Concern was reorganized into a generating company through incorporation of all existing and constructed nuclear power plants and their operating and maintaining organizations.

As of early 2008 the Concern was under the jurisdiction of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy. In 2008 Rosenergoatom Concern FSUE was reorganized into Energoatom Concern OJSC with 100% of its shares given to Atomenergoprom OJSC.

Today, the united generating company Energoatom Concern OJSC comprises ten Russian NPPs, with a total capacity of 23,242 MW, including Leningrad NPP, which was formerly operated by the Ministry of Atomic Energy of Russia. The NPPs have the status of branch, while the back-up enterprises - the status of subsidiary. Presently, the 10 Russian NPPs operate 31 power units with a total capacity of 23,242 MW. 15 of them are WWER (pressurized water reactors): 9 WWER-1000 and 6 WWER-440; 15 RBMK (graphite-moderated reactors): 11 RBMK-1000 and 4 EGP-6; and 1 BN (fast breeder reactor).
 
Thus, Energoatom Concern OJSC Concern is responsible not only for the nuclear and radiation safety of the NPPs but also for the production and sale of electrical and thermal energy.

The Concern’s key areas of activity are as follows:

• NPP operation;
• economic, financial and commercial functions of an operating organization;
• centralized sale of produced electricity at a single tariff;  
• investment activities;
• international cooperation on NPP safety enhancement;
• personnel training

The safety of its NPPs throughout their operation cycle is the top priority of the Concern.

And the Concern spares no efforts or funds to solve this problem as well as to meet its obligations under the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the Safety Standard Series of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Basic Safety Principles and Safety Culture of International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG).
 
One of the key achievements of the Concern is the lack of any significant incidents at its NPPs throughout their operation.

Dynamics of incidents at Russian NPPs in 1992-2006

Highly-qualified personnel and constant technical improvement and safety enhancement are absolute guarantees against uncontrolled situations in the sphere.

The centralized control over the NPPs is based on the following principles:

• implementing the scientific-technical and economic policies with due regard for the priority of safety;
• ensuring the necessary qualification and efficiency of the personnel;
• cultivating safety culture among the personnel and organizations responsible for the performance of the NPPs;
• admitting own responsibility for efficient and safe operation despite the independence of designers, producers, supplies, constructors and safety and nuclear energy authorities

The responsibility of the Concern, as the operator of the Russian NPPs, implies constructive dialogue and cooperation with the safety control authorities on the basis of the standards and rules of nuclear energy use.

Mutual confidence and cooperation are a guarantee of safe, ecologically friendly and economically profitable electricity production at the Russian NPPs.