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Rosatom Establishes Third Base Laboratory in Seversk to Cultivate Fourth-Generation Nuclear Power Engineering Talent Through Targeted Training

In the closed administrative-territorial formation of Seversk (ZATO Seversk) in Tomsk Oblast, Russia, Rosatom has officially established and commissioned its third industry Base Laboratory under the framework of the national science and technology leadership project "New Nuclear and Energy Technologies" (Новые атомные и энергетические технологии). The laboratory focuses on fourth-generation nuclear power engineering practice, aiming to provide systematic advanced talent reserves for Russia's and the world's first "reactor + closed nuclear fuel cycle" demonstration facility. The co-construction cooperation agreement for this Base Laboratory was signed by Ros...

2026-09-27

Rosatom has developed the first batch of nuclear fuel assemblies for the MBIR multi-purpose fast reactor, successfully passing factory acceptance testing

At the site of the Fuel Technology Division of the State Scientific Center — Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (NIIAR, Dimitrovgrad), under the Scientific Division of Rosatom, the first batch of 3 pilot nuclear fuel assemblies (Fuel assemblies / ТВС) for the multi-purpose sodium-cooled fast neutron research reactor (MBIR) successfully completed comprehensive factory acceptance tests. The professional acceptance committee conducted a thorough review of the maturity and completeness of the fuel production process line for this batch as well as all technical performance parameters of the trial-manufactured assemblies, and completed high-precision geometric dimension and quality re-verification measurements item by item. This acceptance review brought together the expertise of multiple core research and manufacturing institutions in the Russian nuclear industry, including the Dollezhal Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering (NIKIET), the Institute of Physics and Power Engineering (IPPE), and the Machine-Building Plant Joint Stock Company (MSZ, Elemash).

2026-09-27

Rosatom RDS presented domestic high-end medical equipment in Perm to accelerate regional healthcare import substitution

On September 25, 2026, the Second International Conference "Bioethics – A Panoramic View of the Future" (Биоэтика – панорамный взгляд в будущее) successfully concluded in Perm, Russia. Rosatom RDS JSC (АО «Росатом РДС»), the industry integration platform under the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) responsible for instruments and electronic equipment manufacturing, participated deeply in this event. During the special seminar on "Ethical Considerations of the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy in Medicine" held as part of the conference, Rosatom RDS representatives...

2026-09-27

International Seminar of Veteran Nuclear Decommissioning Experts Held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Focusing on Central Asian Nuclear Energy Prospects and Cooperation on Kyrgyzstan's SMR Project

On September 24, 2026, with the joint support of Rosatom and the Council of Energy Veterans of the Kyrgyz Republic (Совет ветеранов энергетики Киргизской Республики), the International Seminar on the Prospects for the Development of Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Technologies in the Kyrgyz Republic, organized by the International Union of Veteran Experts in Nuclear Energy and Industry (МСВАЭП), was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Senior experts in the nuclear and electric power industries from Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries...

2026-09-27

South China Regional Office Conducts Special Nuclear Safety Inspection on Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant in Response to Extreme Weather

Since 2026, the coastal area where Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is located has experienced frequent extreme weather events. During the passage of Typhoon Maysak in July, the maximum gust measured on site at the Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant reached Force 9, with cumulative rainfall during the event reaching as high as 424.2 mm; in August, affected by the peripheral circulation of Typhoon Zitan, the area once again suffered sustained heavy wind and rain, with localized cumulative rainfall exceeding 300 mm. In response to the severe climatic situation of superimposed strong typhoons and short-duration heavy rainfall, the South China Regional Office of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Inspection of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the South China Regional Office) recently took the initiative to...

2026-09-27

South China Regional Office completes pre-critical nuclear safety inspection for Yangjiang Nuclear Power Plant overhaul

From September 14 to 17, the South China Regional Office of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the South China Regional Office) organized an inspection team to conduct a pre-critical nuclear safety inspection of Unit 5 of Yangjiang Nuclear Power Plant for its sixth refueling overhaul (Y506 overhaul). This inspection was jointly carried out by the Nuclear Facility Business Division and the newly established Operation Special Division, adopting an organizational model of two-division coordination and complementary expertise to systematically verify the safety status of the unit after refueling and before criticality, thereby safeguarding the critical juncture for the safe startup of the unit. The criticality of the unit after overhaul is a link in the nuclear safety management chain where risks are highly concentrated. With core refueling and loading completed, and maintenance, modification, and periodic testing items concluding in a concentrated manner, equipment status, personnel operations, and operational decisions converge at this point. The South China Regional Office closely focused on the core proposition of "whether the unit truly possesses the conditions for safe operation," concentrating on key contents such as operating limits and conditions, availability of safety-important items, confirmation of post-maintenance equipment status and periodic test results, closed-loop rectification of outstanding issues from the previous overhaul, and handling of abnormal conditions, insisting on item-by-item verification and one-by-one clearance to ensure that no doubts are carried forward and no loose ends are left.

2026-09-27

Bangladesh and the United States Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation

Bangladesh and the United States formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic civil nuclear cooperation in New York, aimed at deepening strategic collaboration between the two countries in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Rehan Asad, Science and Technology Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides. The signing of this agreement comes at a time when Bangladesh is actively pursuing a strategic transition to expand and diversify its long-term energy supply structure. Currently, the country is relying on Russian technology to advance its first nuclear power plant—Rooppur...

2026-09-27

Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 in Pakistan Sets a New Record of 427 Consecutive Days of Trouble-Free Operation

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) announced that Chashma Unit-1 (C-1) at the Chashma Nuclear Power Generating Station (CNPGS) near Mianwali in Punjab Province achieved 427 days of safe and uninterrupted continuous operation during its 18th fuel cycle. This achievement broke the previous record held by C-2 and C-4 units, setting a new historic high for the longest continuous safe operation period of a single unit in the history of Pakistan's nuclear power development. During this extended operating cycle, this 325-megawatt (MW) pressurized water reactor unit demonstrated...

2026-09-27

India's Ministry of Power and EDF Discuss EPR Nuclear Power Deployment Plans

Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary of India's Ministry of Power, held high-level bilateral talks with Bernard Fontana, Chairman and CEO of Électricité de France (EDF), in New Delhi. The two sides focused on in-depth discussions regarding the deployment of France's EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) Generation III+ nuclear power technology in India, advancing the localization of India's nuclear power industry chain, reform of the nuclear regulatory framework, and deepening cooperation on pumped hydro storage projects. India's Ministry of External Affairs,...

2026-09-27

Unit 4 of Russia's Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down for Planned Major Overhaul

On September 26, 2026, Unit 4 of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant, which is part of the Electric Power Division of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, was formally disconnected from the grid and entered the stage of preventive major overhaul and modernization upgrade in accordance with the established approved plan. Conducting preventive maintenance on a regular basis is a core routine measure for Russian nuclear power plants to maintain a high level of safety margin for equipment and ensure continuous and stable power grid supply. Alexey Portnov, Head of the Maintenance Management Department of the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant, stated that as a key battle in the final stage of the plant's 2026 major overhaul, this overhaul round has planned multiple major equipment upgrade projects, with key scope covering the comprehensive replacement of valves and piping components in the spray pond, as well as the comprehensive replacement of the original lens-type expansion joints with new bellows expansion joints in the service water system, thereby enhancing the system's pressure-bearing capacity and fatigue resistance life.

2026-09-27

Main Building of X-energy's TRISO-X Nuclear Fuel Plant TX-1 Completed

TRISO-X, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. advanced nuclear developer X-energy, announced that the main building of its TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel manufacturing plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has been officially completed. The building covers an area of 214,000 square feet (approximately 20,000 square meters), marking that the first commercial-scale advanced nuclear fuel manufacturing project of its kind in the United States has fully transitioned into the phase of interior mechanical and electrical fit-out, installation and commissioning of specialized fuel fabrication process equipment, and related supporting infrastructure construction. According to capacity planning, once fully operational, the TX-1 plant will be capable of producing approximately 700,000 TRISO-X fuel pebbles per year, equivalent to an annual uranium equivalent output of about 5 tonnes, with the capability to...

2026-09-27

IAEA Releases White Paper on the Facilitation of the Safe and Secure Transport of Radioactive Material

During a side event of the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held in Vienna, Austria, the IAEA Denial of Shipment Working Group officially released and distributed to Member States the White Paper on the Facilitation of the Safe and Secure Transport of Radioactive Material. The white paper puts forward a series of systematic policy recommendations aimed at effectively alleviating the long-standing predicament of denial of shipment or serious delay of shipment in the cross-border transport of radioactive material that has long plagued nuclear power plants, hospitals, industrial non-destructive testing facilities, and scientific research institutions worldwide...

2026-09-27

Hangyang Share and Hangzhou Turbine Technology Jointly Invest in Startorus Fusion to Accelerate the Commercialization of Multi-Stroke Magnetic Reconnection Fusion

Two domestic high-end manufacturing listed companies, Hangyang Share (002430.SZ) and Hangzhou Turbine Technology (300277.SZ), have issued a joint investment announcement, declaring their joint capital contribution to acquire equity in commercial nuclear fusion innovation enterprise Shanghai Startorus Fusion Technology Co., Ltd. (Startorus Fusion). According to the investment agreement, Hangyang Share and Hangzhou Turbine Technology will each contribute RMB 50 million, each acquiring a 0.66% equity stake in Startorus Fusion; the remaining investors will jointly contribute RMB 720 million, collectively subscribing to a 9.45% equity stake. This capital injection further boosts capital attention on the domestic commercial controlled nuclear fusion industry. Startorus Fusion was established in 2021...

2026-09-24

First Light Fusion's Low-Cost Fusion Compression Technology Achieves Experimental Validation, Driving Source Cost Expected to Drop by an Order of Magnitude

UK commercial fusion innovator First Light Fusion has announced that its independently developed pulse power facility M3 (M3 pulse power facility) has successfully completed a series of proof-of-principle experiments, formally validating the core fuel compression physics mechanism of its proprietary fusion pathway FLARE (Fusion via Low-power Assembly and Rapid Excitation). The experiments confirmed that, relying on a precisely designed Multi-layered liner, fusion fuel can be effectively compressed to a high-density state using a driver with a more streamlined configuration and lower peak power. The core design logic of the FLARE technology pathway...

2026-09-24

Sichuan Advances Cluster-Based Breakthroughs in Nuclear Medicine, Leveraging "One Chain, Four Poles" to Accelerate Clinical Translation and Deployment

At the 2026 Nuclear Technology Application and Nuclear Medicine Industry Innovation Development Conference held in Mianyang, Sichuan, participants focused on the strategic emerging industry track of deep integration between nuclear technology and modern medicine. As a key vehicle for developing new quality productive forces, Sichuan's nuclear medicine industry, relying on its long-accumulated advantages in scientific research and reactor irradiation resources, continues to expand in scale; according to the China Isotope & Radiation Association, Sichuan's nuclear medicine output value is projected to surpass the 10 billion yuan mark in 2026. In the fields of basic raw materials and therapeutic equipment, Sichuan possesses outstanding advantages in resource security and manufacturing concentration. More than 80% of the nation's medical isotopes rely on reactor irradiation for production, and the relevant reactors currently owned by Sichuan...

2026-09-24