ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev challenges world leaders to implement human-centred skills solutions
St. Petersburg, 7th June 2019 - ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev has issued an invitation to world leaders from politics, business and education to join a debate to urgently implement human-centred solutions that can help solve the widening global skills gap and worsening talent shortage.

The Leningrad NPP-2: the construction of the 2nd power block’s reactor building dome has reached its halfway mark
The construction of the containment dome for the 2nd VVER-1200 power block’s reactor building is still in progress at the Leningrad NPP-2 site.

The innovative 2nd power block of the Novovoronezh NPP-2 has reached 50% of its capacity
The innovative 3+ generation 2nd power block of the Novovoronezh NPP-2 (a subsidiary of the Rosenergoatom Joint-Stock Company, a part of the Electric power division of the Rosatom State Corporation) running a VVER-1200 reactor has reached 50% of its capacity.

The Leningrad NPP-2: a display wall installed at the 2nd VVER-1200 power block No.2
A 2x4-meter large screen display has been installed at the innovative 2nd VVER-1200 power block of the Leningrad NPP-2.

Leningrad NPP-2: a radioactive nuclear handling crane has been installed at the second VVER-1200 power block
On June 11, 2019, one of the most important cranes designed to transport freight into the reactor compartment was installed at its designated location at the innovative 2nd VVER-1200 power block. A Liebherr LR 11350 crane was used for ascent and loading of the heavy lifting facility that was pre-assembled at ground level.

The WANO support mission dedicated to ‘Equipment monitoring and performance review’ has been completed at the Kursk NPP
The support mission of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) dedicated to ‘Equipment monitoring and performance review’ has been completed at the Kursk NPP.

The Leningrad NPP-2: the process of filling the reactor building envelope channels has begun
The second-to-last stage of installing the internal reactor building envelope preload system has begun at the second VVER-1200 power block of the Leningrad NPP-2: the team has started to inject special cement grout into the channels located within the envelope that contain steel super-tough prestressing strands.

TVEL Fuel Company of ROSATOM and Hermith GmbH establish a joint venture for titanium production
During the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, TVEL Fuel Company of ROSATOM and Hermith GmbH (Germany), a major European titanium supplier, have concluded an agreement aimed at establishing a joint venture for production of titanium alloys.

NSR Public Council, established at the initiative of ROSATOM, holds a statutory meeting at SPIEF 2019
On June 6 on the margins of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum 2019, a statutory meeting of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) Public Council was conducted in the mess hall of the nuclear icebreaker Arktika which is currently under construction at the Baltic Shipyard.

ROSATOM and Murmansk Region signed an agreement on the “Smart City”
At the Petersburg International Economic Forum Acting Governor of Murmansk Region Andrey Chibis and Director General of Rusatom Infrastructure Solutions LLC (part of ROSATOM) Ksenia Sukhotina signed an agreement on implementation of joint initiatives regarding introduction of the “Smart City” digital solutions.