Rosenergoatom and EDF signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of research on aging of materials used in power plants
On December 29, 2020, an online event was conducted in Moscow to sign a new Agreement between Rosenergoatom (part of the Electric Power Division of Rosatom) and the French energy company Électricité de France (EDF) on the continuation of the full membership of the JSC in Materials Aging Institute (MAI)* for 2021-2024.

Rosenergoatom JSC has earned over 650 million rubles on digital solutions in 2020
Rosenergoatom JSC (part of the Electric Power Division of Rosatom State Corporation) has summed up the results of its digital unit for 2020.

The Leningrad NPP: The VVER-1200 reactor of NPU No. 5 has passed the integrity test
The first scheduled large-scale inspection of the reactor was successfully completed at the VVER-1200 power unit No 5 of the Leningrad NPP.

Over 25 billion Rubles were invested in the construction of Kursk NPP-2 in 2020
The funds were allocated for the construction of both the main facilities, such as reactor buildings, turbines, cooling towers, and of the auxiliary, such as administrative buildings, backup power supply buildings, and a pumping station for replenishment, as well as for the purchase of equipment.

Leningrad NPP: Robots are toiling
A unique robot has been tested at the Leningrad NPP. Its task is diagnostics and repair of the wall lining and bottom of the cooling ponds of power units with VVER-1200 reactors.

Rosenergoatom: Russian NPPs fulfilled the annual plan for electricity generation ahead of schedule, generating 207.614 billion kWh
Last weekend, Russian nuclear power plants (branches of Rosenergoatom JSC, part of the Electric Power Division of Rosatom) fulfilled ahead of schedule the annual state task of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to generate electricity in the amount of 207.614 billion kWh. During the same period in 2019, 202.124 billion kWh were generated.

Over seventy experts of the Leningrad NPP took part in the construction of the Belarusian NPP
For 7 years, the personnel of the Leningrad NPP have been taking an active part in the construction of the first two-unit nuclear power plant in the history of the Republic of Belarus. The NPP is equipped with new-gen VVER-1200 reactors.

Rosenergoatom: Kursk and Balakovo NPPs named the best in the development of safety culture in 2020
The results of the efforts of all nuclear power plants (branches of Rosenergoatom JSC, part of the Electric Power Division of Rosatom) to maintain and develop safety culture were summarized on December 10, 2020, at the Annual Final Safety Culture Day*.

Kursk NPP-2: Concreting of the cylindrical part of the inner containment shell is completed at NPU No. 1
The builders have finalized another key event: Concreting of the third tier of the inner containment shell (ICS) of the reactor building of power unit No. 1. This event has marked the completion of the construction work on the cylindrical part of the shell.

Rosenergoatom: Electricity generation by Russian nuclear power plants increased by more than 7% in November 2020
In November 2020, the volume of electricity generation by Russian nuclear power plants (branches of Rosenergoatom JSC, part of the Electric Power Division of Rosatom) amounted to 19.737 billion kWh (against 18.420 billion kWh in the same period in 2019). Thus, the total electricity generation in the past month increased by 7.15%.