Russia has delivered some 1,700 tons of state-of-art nuclear equipment to China, including a reactor hull and four steam generators for the Tianwan nuclear power plant. The facility already has four older VVER-1000 water-water energetic reactors among its six operational units and is set to receive two more VVER-1200 reactors, …
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The Russian government has approved a state loan to finance the construction of two nuclear reactors for Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Power Plant, known as the Paks-2 project, according to a decree published on the government’s official portal for legal information on Saturday. Under the decree, Moscow has pledged to allocate …
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Specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have found no signs of any mines at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the UN agency said in a statement on Wednesday, following an inspection carried out by its staff at the site. The experts checked some parts of the facility, including …
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Russian air defenses have intercepted three drones armed with explosive warheads that were headed towards the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, local authorities told RT. The attack came after Moscow had warned Kiev against any attacks on Europe’s largest atomic energy station. Electronic warfare specialists detected the UAVs and brought them …
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Hungary has received the European Commission’s approval to amend contracts for new reactors at its Paks nuclear power plant (NPP), developed by Russia’s Rosatom, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has revealed. The Paks NPP produces more than half of the electricity consumed in the country. Moscow and Budapest struck the plant-expansion …
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Russia is holding talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on establishing a safe zone around the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, a senior diplomat has disclosed. Moscow has accused Kiev’s forces of constant shelling and has warned of a potential disaster. “In terms of setting up a physical and …
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Kiev launched an amphibious operation against the Russian city of Energodar in Zaporozhye Region, a senior local official has reported. Ukrainian commandos used around 30 speed boats overnight to cross the Dnepr River, targeting the city, Vladimir Rogov said, as cited on Wednesday morning by Russian media. “After artillery shelling …
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The last working power unit was switched off at the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power station early on Sunday, the local authorities and the plant’s Ukrainian operator said. The sixth reactor “was stopped at 3:45am. Now it doesn’t generate electricity,” Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Zaporozhye Region administration, told RIA-Novosti. …
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The attacks on the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant must stop, Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said, warning of a looming “nuclear accident” at the site. In a statement on Friday, Grossi said a “serious situation” had developed at the plant overnight when …
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Artillery of the Ukrainian armed forces attacked the area of Energodar and the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant more than a dozen times over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Three rounds struck inside the NPP, causing damage but no radiation leaks so far. The shelling happened …
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