Leningrad NPP: Test tubine launch took place at new VVER-1200 NPU Number 6
A test turbine launch took place at the innovative NPU number 6 with a VVER-1200 reactor (a water-water energetic reactor) at the Leningrad NPP (a branch of JSC Rosatom, part of its power division).

Leningrad NPP: power start-up underway at new power unit 6
13th October 2020, Sosnovy Bor, Russia. The power start-up at the Leningrad NPP Unit 6, containing ROSATOM’s flagship Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactor, has begun following the green light from Russia’s watchdog Rostekhnadzor.

A preliminary visit to prepare for WANO partner inspection took place at Novovoronezh NPP
WANO (the World Association of Nuclear Operators) international experts group held a preliminary visit to prepare for WANO partner inspection at Novovoronezh NPP in the period of September 24 to October 2 2020. The inspection will take place in November-December this year.

IAEA praised computer codes for virtual NPPs
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) praised the calculation results by AO VNIIAES (Russian Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Operation, the subsidiary of SJC Rosenergoatom and a part of Rosatom state corporation electricity division) that were carried out within the framework of international projects.

JSC Rosenergoatom and Kaspersky Lab have announced their collaboration in the areas of information technology and information security
The partnership of these two leading players in the Russian market will result in creation of complex digital products based on soft- and hardware solutions by Kaspersky Lab and infrastructure solution by the state corporation Rosatom.

Building of the largest diameter pipeline among all Russian NPPs has been started at the Kursk NPP site
Installation of a circular pipeline for primary cooling water has been started in the turbine building of Kurskaya NPP-2. The pipeline will enable water circulation between the turbine condenser and the cooling tower used for cooling exhaust steam in the turbine.

Work has begun at Kursk NPP-2 to pour concrete over the floor at ground level in the NPU turbine #2 building
The floor slab will divide the turbine building into the parts below and above ground, and carry the main load. The beams are situated at ground level, which is used in the construction branch to denote the clear bottom surface of the first floor

One year has passed since the floating power unit Akademik Lomonosov arrived to Pevek: how the northernmost Russian town is changing
The town of Pevek (Chukotka AO) celebrates one-year anniversary of the floating power unit (FPU) arrival to its port. The Akademik Lomonosov FPU operates as a part of the floating nuclear thermal power plant (FNPP, project of the Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation).

Technical tours in a new format will be held at Russian NPPs
The first online business session dedicated to the new organizational procedure for technical tours* for international delegations to Russian nuclear power plants (branches of Rosenergoatom Concern, Rosatom Electric Power Division) was held on September 8 and 10, 2020 by the company’s International Business Development Division.

Rosenergoatom has presented the first outcomes of the predictive analytics pilot project
The Rosenergoatom Joint-Stock Company (a part of the Electric power division of the Rosatom State Corporation) has recently released the interim results of the pilot project aimed at establishing a predictive analytics system for the NPP generating equipment using the 6th power unit of the Novovoronezh NPP as an example.