Heat insulation for a part of the 1st power block’s reactor vessel has been installed at the Kursk NPP-2 construction site
On October 2, 2019, the installation of the 1st power block’s reactor vessel barrel heat insulation was completed at the Kursk NPP-2 replacement construction site. The new power plant is built following a VVER-TOI* project.

The Kola NPP: large-scale upgrade of the 2nd power block is nearing completion
The 2nd accumulator building that was constructed as a part of the program to extend the life span of the 2nd power block to 60 years has successfully undergone a series of verifications and received an approval from the Don Interregional Territorial Administration overseeing the nuclear and radiation safety under the auspices of the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Supervision (Rostekhnadzor) stating that the facility complies with the requirements stated in the project documentation.

The most powerful electric engines have been successfully tested at the VVER-1200 2nd power block of the Leningrad NPP-2
The verification of two out of four electric engines of the primary circulation pumping assemblies located at the reactor hall of the innovative VVER-1200 2nd power block has been successfully completed at the Leningrad NPP-2.

The assembly of the second circuit of the internal reactor containment has been completed at the Kursk NPP-2 1st power block
The construction of new power blocks to replace the running ones is one of the most important goals for the Rosatom State Corporation.

Aspects of safe VVER NPP operation in Russia and other countries have been discussed in Novovoronezh at the International Science and Technology Conference
On September 25-26, 2019, the International Science and Technology Conference ’55 years of safe VVER NPP operation in Russia and abroad’ took place in Novovoronezh.

The nuclear experts from Kursk presented the cutting-edge atomic power technologies at the IX Russian Festival ‘Nauka 0+’
During the IX Russian Science Festival ‘Nauka 0+’, the Kursk NPP, being the leading power supply company in the region, presented the latest top-notch technologies used for the construction of new VVER-TOI power blocks.

The Rostekhnadzor commission has verified the quality of works delivered at the Kursk NPP-2 construction site
On September 26, 2018, the commission of the Rostekhnadzor’s North-European cross-regional area administration of overseeing nuclear and radiation safety together with their colleagues from the Upper-Don administration has completed the on-site verification of the Kursk NPP-2 replacement 1st and 2nd power blocks under construction as well as the radioactive waste handling complex at the Kursk NPP.

The Novovoronezh NPP and the nuclear city were visited by the team from the German Gundremmingen NPP as a part of the cooperation program
The specialists from the Gundremmingen NPP have visited the Novovoronezh NPP as a part of the bi-lateral Agreement on research and development cooperation between the nuclear power plants.

The Leningrad NPP-2: the reactor of the second innovative VVER-1200 power block is ready for primary circuit flushing
The team at the Leningrad NPP-2 site has completed the assembly of the most important piece of equipment for the innovative 2nd power block – the VVER-1200 reactor

The international WANO experts spoke highly of the professionalism and transparency of the Rostov NPP staff
Diagnostics and advancements in the safety culture at the NPP site were the main subjects of the WANO support mission taking place on September 16-20, 2019, at the Rostov NPP.