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Rosatom for further cooperation with Bangladesh
Package of documents signed on operation, maintenance and fuel supply for Rooppur NPP Russia’s state atomic energy corporation Rosatom looks forward to develop cooperation with Bangladesh. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday,…
Iran discovers new oil field with over 50 billion barrels
Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country’s south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country’s proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy…
Pakistan could lose in a conventional war with India: Khan
Dhaka, Sept 16 – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has continued with his shrill pitch on Kashmir saying that a nuclear war with India is a possibility after New Delhi revoked the special status for Jammu and Kashmir.
Russia eyes US nuclear fuel market
Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom reached an agreement with the American counterpart for pilot testing of their new TVS-K nuclear fuel in Western-designed reactors at US-based nuclear power plants.In May, Rosatom’s TVEL Fuel Company and Global Nuclear Fuel–Americas (GNF-A ),…
Russia has advanced tech for Spent Nuke Fuel treatment
Russia has developed a new technology for treatment of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF), which is much safer, environment friendly and cost effective than the existing technology. Russian company Mining and Chemical Combine (MCC), a division of Russian nuclear fuel company-…
Rosatom to open regional office in Brazil
Rosatom International Network, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation- Rosatom is going to open a regional office in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil. The new office will function as ROSATOM América Latina and will be the Headquarter of…
Russia offers reliable and efficient nuclear energy solution for Europe
In the context of the European energy strategy focused on reducing the carbon footprint and curbing the global temperature rise, nuclear generation is an essential part of the European energy mix, said top experts at the 10th European Atomic Energy…
Fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 says IPCC
The unrestricted use of fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change, a UN-backed expert panel says. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says in a stark report that most of…
Jordan signs NPP construction accord with Russia
An inter-governmental agreement has been signed between Jordan and Russia last week in Jordanian capital Amman. The agreement envisages Russian cooperation in construction and operation of a nuclear power plant having two VVER units, each of 1000Mw capacity in the…
Hungary-EU deal on Russian nuclear fuel supply
Hungary has reached an agreement with the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) regarding Russia’s supply of nuclear fuel for the country’s Paks power plant. Janos Lazar, chief of staff of Hungarian Prime Minister told national news agency MTI recently. Lazar also…
Power generation at Ruppur Nuke plant to begin in 2021: Yafesh
State Minister for Science and Technology Yafesh Osman on Friday said the generation of electricity at Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant will begin in 2021. The state minister said the construction of the plant will begin in December this year. The…
Russia- Jordan agreement on NPP construction soon
Jordan will sign an agreement with Russia’s State Corporation- ROSATOM for construction of a nuclear power plant in their territory by the end of current month. Chairman of Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Khalid Toukan disclosed the information while addressing a…
Rosatom to supply uranium fuel pellets for Indian NPP
TVEL, a subsidiary of Russia’s State Nuclear Power Corporation- ROSATOM has signed a fresh contract with the Indian Department of Atomic Energy for the supply of enriched uranium fuel pellets. The fuel pellets will be used by Nuclear Fuel Center,…
Orgenergostroy wins engineering survey tender for Rooppur NPP site
“Orgenergostroy”, a Russian based company won the tender and will conduct engineering survey, monitor the environment and develop project documents for the Rooppur NPP site. The work is expected to be completed by September 15 next. The tender was floated…
Russia, Hungary to jointly bulid human resources for nuke sector
Russia and Hungary have signed a cooperation agreement for development of human resources for the nuclear power sector on February 17, 2015 in Budapest during the visit of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to Hungary. Sergei Kirienko, Director General of Russia’s…
Russian experts examining cooling tower for Rooppur NPP
Experts of Atomproekt, a sister concern of Russia’s State Nuclear Corporation- Rosatom are examining technical and economic aspects of Natural Draft and Ventilation cooling towers to select an optimum option for Rooppur nuclear power plant (NPP). A cooling tower is…
Egypt plans first nuclear power plant with russia’s support
Egypt and Russia have agreed to jointly set up Egypt’s first ever nuclear power plant in the Dabaa in the North-West part of the country. This was disclosed at a press conference held in Cairo yesterday (February 10, 2015) soon…
Finland’s Nuclear power plant to be financed from Russia’s fund
Despite plunging oil price and Western sanctions, Russia continues to keep its commitment to various development projects at home and abroad, using its National Wealth Fund (NWF). Finnish nuclear power plant Hanhiviki-1 is one of those projects which will receive…
Bangladesh nuclear infrastructure dev action plan approved
Russia-Bangladesh workgroup of joint coordination committee for implementing Bangladesh nuclear power programme has adopted action plan for nuclear infrastructure development in Bangladesh for next two years. The workgroup met in Dhaka from January 13th to 15th. More than 40 experts…
Russia close to having IV generation BN-1200 reactor
Technical specifications of BN-1200, sodium cooled fast reactors have been developed by Russia’s Afrikantov Experimental Design Bureau for Mechanical Engineering (OKBM). The proposed reactor is considered to be of generation IV, for being more efficient, safe and environment friendly. Based…
Hungary inks deal with Russia for two more nuke units
Russia will build, operate and maintain two units at phase II of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power project. The units will be built using A series of contracts to this effect were signed in the Hungarian capital yesterday (December 9, 2014)…
Dhaka offers Thimpu partnership in its hydro-power projects
Bangladesh urged Bhutan to consider it as a partner in its future hydro-power projects as Dhaka and Thimpu on Saturday agreed to bridge the existing trade gap between two countries through the expansion of trade and commerce. The request came…
8 more Russian nuclear power units for Iran
Russia and Iran have signed a set of documents on enhancement of cooperation in peaceful use of atomic energy. Sergei Kirienko, Head of ROSATOM, Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation and Ali Akbar Salehi, Vice- President of Iran and Head of…
Probe body to seek more time to file power blackout report
The committee inquiring into Saturday’s power outage across the country will seek more time to file its findings. The committee headed by power division’s Additional Secretary Kaykaus Ahmed visited the Ashuganj Thermal Power Plant in Brahmanbarhia on Wednesday. “We will…
Preliminary report on power blackout likely Wednesday
The 8-member probe committee was formed to investigate into the national power grid failure on Saturday last is expected to submit its primary report to the power ministry Wednesday. “We’ll submit primary inquiry report on the national power grid failure…
Blackout for transmission management weakness: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said that the Saturday’s countrywide blackout occurred mainly because of the management weakness in domestic transmission and distribution. “Our transmission and distribution is very poor, and perhaps for that reason, such a crisis happened…
3 days needed to know cause of blackout: Power minister
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has requested the public to keep patience for next three days to learn about the actual reason behind the national grid failure that plunged the country into darkness for 11 hours on…
Agartala to supply 100 MW power to Comilla
Indian officials held a meeting here Friday to evolve the strategy to supply 100 MW of power from Tripura to Bangladesh, an official said. “Today’s (Friday) meeting studied the various aspects of supplying 100 MW of power to Bangladesh. The…
Coal fires green anger at UN climate talks
By Matt McGrath Environmental groups have sharply criticised the Polish government for hosting a coal industry meeting while UN climate talks are held in the country.