Welding of the main circulation pipeline completed at Akkuyu NPP Unit 1
June 1, 2022, Buyukeceli, Turkey. – Another important stage is completed within Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 construction. Main circulation pipeline (MCP) welding, which had started on March 19, 2022, was finished on May 25. Within 68 days, the specialists welded all 28 joints of the pipeline

ROSATOM finished the first RITM-200 reactor for the Yakutia icebreaker
The first RITM-200 reactor for the serial new-generation Yakutia icebreaker has been manufactured and prepared for shipment at the production site of JSC ZiO-Podolsk (a unit of Atomenergomash, ROSATOM's mechanical engineering division)

ROSATOM starts irradiation of the new ATF fuel matrix
The Research Institute of Atomic Reactors in Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region, has started the fourth irradiation cycle of fuel assemblies with VVER type fuel rods in the MIR research reactor, the reactor tests have been lasting since early 2019

The Engineering Division has Hosted an Industry Workshop Dedicated to Import Phase-Out and Introduction of Multi-D Products
The «Import Phase-Out. Experience in the Development and Implementation of Multi-D Products in the Engineering Division» industry workshop has been held at ASE JSC (belonging to the Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division).

ASE President Alexander Lokshin and NPPA Board Chairman Amged El-Wakeel visit the El-Dabaa NPP Construction Site to assess the preparations for “first concrete”
On April 14, First Deputy General Director for Nuclear Energy of ROSATOM - President of JSC ASE Alexander Lokshin and Board Chairman of the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plant Authority (NPPA) Dr. Amged El-Wakeel visited the construction site of the El-Dabaa NPP (Arab Republic of Egypt).

Technical Academy of Rosatom organized the Russian language course for specialists of El-Dabaa NPP (Egypt)
An awarding of certificates on the successful completion of the Russian language course by specialists of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant, which is being built in accordance with the Russian project, took place in the St. Petersburg branch of the Technical Academy of Rosatom.

The generator stator is installed in its design position at Rooppur NPP Unit 1 (Bangladesh)
On April 5, installation of the generator stator in its design position has been completed successfully in the turbine hall of Rooppur NPP Unit 1 (ROSATOM Engineering Division being the general designer and general contractor). The works were performed by specialists of VdMU LLC branch office in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Russia-IAEA Meeting Held in Kaliningrad
On April 1, Kaliningrad (Russia) hosted the official meeting between Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and Director General of the International Nuclear Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi, who arrived in Kaliningrad after his visit to Ukraine.

Concreting of walls of accident localization area is completed at Kursk NPP 2 Unit 2
Concreting of walls of accident localization area has been completed from elevation +8.140 to +14.450 in the reactor building of Kursk NPP 2 Unit 2

The First Concrete has been Laid at Tianwan NPP Power Unit 8 (China)
The ceremony of the first concrete pouring has been held in accordance with the project schedule at the Tianwan NPP power unit No. 8 (China).