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Russia has developed a technology to produce pure hafnium and zirconium

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 ...
29 April 2025., 10:50   comment

Russia has realized production of new types of titanium tubes for aviation applications

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 ...
24 April 2025., 10:40   comment

Rosatom’s machine building division begins producing reactor vessel for Paks II Unit 6

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 ...
04 September 2025., 10:02   comment

Rosatom launches pilot production line for beryllium-containing materials with annual capacity of 300 kg

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 ...
04 August 2025., 12:10   comment

Rosatom launches pilot production line for beryllium-containing materials with annual capacity of 300 kg

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 ...
04 August 2025., 12:10   comment

Rosatom offers innovative solutions for aviation and space

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 ...
04 March 2025., 12:30   comment