The US purchases enriched uranium from Russia because it is cost-effective, and Russia is ready to expand the agenda of this cooperation, Alexey Likhachev, Head of ROSATOM, told reporters. The majority of states have not cut pre-existing ties with ROSATOM, he noted. And for Russia, selling uranium to other countries, including the US, is a very profitable business. "Despite all bans, the Americans buy it [uranium] because moneywise, it makes sense for them. In this respect, especially in the ...

The Brazilian government and Russia’s Tenex, a subsidiary of Rosatom (formally known as Techsnabexport, Tenex being its export brand), have launched discussions on the joint extraction of uranium and lithium in the South American republic, the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported, citing Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira. The sides aim first to assess the feasibility of launching joint mining projects, he said, noting that Brasilia expects the partnership with Russia to ...

Rosatom started production of reactor equipment for the first unit of a small-scale nuclear power plant being developed in Uzbekistan under a Russian-led project, the state corporation’s press service told reporters. "Today, Rosatom began manufacturing reactor equipment for the first unit of the small modular nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan," the press service stated on the sidelines of Energy Week, which is taking place in Tashkent on July 13-15. The press service added that Rosatom’s facility ...

The State Scientific Research and Design Institute for Rare-Metal Industry (JSC Giredmet, a research and design institute of the Rosatom state corporation) and the Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research have signed a declaration on cooperation in the field of rare and rare-earth metals, according to the corporate publication Rosatom Country. "The document envisions a qualitative enhancement of academic, scientific and research cooperation and interaction between Russian and Indian ...

Employees of the Giredmet Institute (part of the Chemical Technology Cluster of Rosatom's Science Division) have developed an import-substituting technology for producing pure metals - zirconium and hafnium. The innovative method makes it possible to produce metal powders with a particle size that makes them a raw material for powder metallurgy and additive technologies. “Now, certain restrictions are imposed on the import of zirconium and hafnium to Russia,” explained Sergey Melnikov, scientific ...

Chepetsk Mechanical Plant (ChMZ, an enterprise of Rosatom's Fuel Division in Glazov, Republic of Udmurtia) has realized production of seven new nomenclatures of titanium alloy pipes for aviation pipeline systems. Such pipes with diameters from 6.35 mm to 31.75 mm and wall thicknesses from 0.4 mm to 1.3 mm were previously purchased by the Russian aviation industry from European suppliers. By 2030, Chepetsk Mechanical Plant plans to produce about 100 kilometers of titanium pipes for hydraulic ...

Metallurgists at AEM-Spetsstal (part of Rosatom’s Machine Building Division) have started forging a batch of blanks weighing around 600 tons, which will be used to produce components of the reactor vessel for Unit 6 of Hungary’s Paks II Nuclear Power Plant. The second phase of the plant is being built using the latest Russian design. The forging process took place in the presence of representatives of the foreign customer. “The Paks II Nuclear Power Plant project is the largest nuclear investment ...

The Rosatom State Corporation is launching a pilot production line in Russia for berillium-containing materials, with a capacity of up to 300 kg of processed beryllium per year. This information was provided by the press service of Rosatom’s scientific division. The country’s first experimental facility, designed to test the full technological cycle of producing beryllium-containing components—from ore concentrate to finished metal—will be deployed at Luch NPO Research Institute. Beryllium development ...

The Rosatom State Corporation is launching a pilot production line in Russia for berillium-containing materials, with a capacity of up to 300 kg of processed beryllium per year. This information was provided by the press service of Rosatom’s scientific division. The country’s first experimental facility, designed to test the full technological cycle of producing beryllium-containing components—from ore concentrate to finished metal—will be deployed at Luch NPO Research Institute. Beryllium development ...

Rosatom Metallurgical Technologies LLC (Rosatom Metal Tech LLC, an integrator company in the field of Metallurgy of the Rosatom Fuel Division) presented cable and wire products at the Cabex 2025 exhibition. The company's stand demonstrated a wide range of high-strength wires with normal electrical conductivity, including contact wires made of copper-niobium alloy (CuNb) for high-speed railway lines, radiation-resistant and heat-resistant wires, as well as extra-thin wires with and without various ...