The Russian NPPs have produced an extra amount of over 2.9 billion kilowatt-hours in 2018 thanks to the optimized power blocks’ maintenance period
In 2018, the Russian NPPs have produced over 2.8 billion kilowatt-hours of extra electric power thanks to the optimized time lines for the power blocks’ maintenance.

The Leningrad NPP: the site assembly of the trestle crane has been completed at the 2nd power block with VVER-1200 under construction
The site assembly of the trestle crane with the capacity of 360 tons has been completed at the construction site of the 2nd Leningrad NPP power block with VVER-1200 type reactor.

The Leningrad NPP: the second power block with VVER-1200 reactor is getting ready for the reactor’s controlled assembly
One of the reactor’s elements has been delivered into the assembly zone of the Leningrad NPP’s 2nd power block with VVER-1200 reactor under construction – the upper unit head that weighs over 100 tons has been placed in one of the inspection shafts.

Concreting of the reactor building’s interior structures for the 2nd VVER-1200 power block has been completed at the Leningrad NPP
The major works on concreting the reactor building’s interior structures have been completed at the Leningrad NPP’s 2nd VVER-1200 power block: the team has placed concrete on the walls and the bottom of the refueling cavity, which is design to handle nuclear fuel

Around 19 billion rubles will be spent at the construction site of the Kursk NPP-2 in 2019
The implementation of capital investment at the replacement Kursk NPP-2 (an affiliate company of the Rosenergoatom Joint-Stock Company, a part of the Electric Power Division of Rosatom) construction site might reach 19 billion rubles in 2019.

The 4th power block of the Rostov NPP has produced 7 billion kilowatt-hours of electric power during its first year of operation
Since the moment it was included into the Unified Energy System of Russia, the 4th power block of the Rostov NPP has produced 7 billion kilowatt-hours of electric power

The WANO experts have evaluated the work of the operating staff at the Novovoronezh NPP
November 30, 2019, was the last day of a working visit of the WANO representatives to the pre-launch 2nd power block of the Novovoronezh NPP-2 (7th power block of the Novovoronezh NPP).

The Rostov NPP: the public of the Dubovskiy district has discussed the preliminary materials evaluating the environmental impact of the 3rd power block operation at 104% normal capacity of the reactor facility with ventilation cooling towers
On January 24, 2019, public hearings took place in the Dubovskiy district of the Rostov region on the following subject: ‘The preliminary materials evaluating the environmental impact of the Rostov NPP’s 3rd power block operation within an 18-months’ fuel cycle at 104% normal capacity of the reactor facility with ventilation cooling towers’.

Rosenergoatom has obtained a license from Rostechnadzor to operate the decommissioned 1st power block of the Bilibino NPP in its new capacity
The Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia (Rostechnadzor) has granted a license to Rosenergoatom Joint-Stock Company (a part of the Electric Power Division of the Rosatom State Corporation) to operate the 1st power block of the Bilibino NPP, which has now been stopped for decommissioning, in a no-generation mode. The license is valid for 15 years and expires in 2034.

The Leningrad NPP-2: the main goal for 2019 is to carry out liquid release over the open reactor of the second VVER-1200 power block
Completing the installation of the production systems, applying the voltage for its own needs, launching the water treatment plant, facilitating the preparation of the automatic process control system – these are the ambitious plans for those taking part in the construction of the 2nd VVER-1200 power block of the Leningrad NPP in 2019.