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Electricity output exceeded the target set by the FAS of Russia due to the optimisation of duration of
scheduled repairs at power units and the operation of NPP power units above rated capacity.
Contribution to the technological
sovereignty of the Russian Federation
Strategic goals of JSC Atomenergoprom include achieving global leadership in state-of-the-art technology.
In 2022, R&D funding as part of the Capital Investment Programme (CIP) totalled RUB 11,069.9 million.
In 2022, Rosenergoatom's revenue from the sale of innovative products increased to RUB 199.7 billion,
which is more than 25% of its total revenue.
Key focus areas for Rosenergoatom's technological development include the following:
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Improving design solutions for conventional VVER technology;
Optimising design solutions to increase the efficiency of the turbine island of NPP power units;
Providing a rationale for the extension of the fuel cycle and operation in a load following mode for new
NPP power units;
Developing new low-waste technologies for liquid radioactive waste (LRW) management;
Validating hydrogen explosion safety of NPP power units in the event of severe accidents;
Developing new VVER technologies involving spectral reactivity control and supercritical coolant
pressure in the primary circuit;
Developing nuclear hydrogen technologies
Practical development of new nuclear power generation technologies forms part of a Federal Project
titled 'New Nuclear Power Industry, Including Small Nuclear Reactors for Remote Areas' included in the
Comprehensive Programme 'Development of Technical Capabilities, Technology and Scientific Research
in the Use of Nuclear Energy in the Russian Federation until 2024' (hereinafter referred to as the Federal
Project and the Comprehensive Programme respectively) 36. The goals of the Comprehensive Programme
include supplying clean and affordable energy to remote areas of the Russian Federation, entering the
growing global markets for closed-cycle technologies and fuel, as well as the market for small NPPs.
As part of the Federal Project, Rosenergoatom has initiated the testing of technologies for the use of
uranium/plutonium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel in the BN-800 fast reactor at Beloyarsk NPP. By the end of
2022, 93% of the reactor core was already loaded with MOX fuel, and in 2023, it will be fully loaded.
In addition, as part of the Federal Project, Rosenergoatom has initiated the development of a design for
a two-unit NPP with a medium-power VVER spectral shift control reactor. Potential advantages of the
design include the possibility of fully loading the core with MOX fuel, a reduction in the consumption of
natural uranium, the possibility of eliminating the use of boron control during reactor operation at power,
and a reduction in the amount of radioactive waste.
Rosenergoatom plans to build a two-unit medium-power NPP at the Kola NPP-2 site, with power unit
No. 1 to be commissioned in 2035 and with a potential for the future roll-out of such power units at new
sites.
Plans for 2023
Production operations:
The target for electricity generation at NPPs for 2023 has been set at 214.2 billion kWh (in line with the
balance target of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and the target of the Government Programme
of the Russian Federation 'Development of the Nuclear Power and Industry Complex').
In 2023, Rosenergoatom plans to complete the conversion of the BN-800 reactor core at Beloyarsk NPP to
MOX fuel.
Construction of new power units:
No. 1 and 2 of Kursk NPP-2:
To achieve a completion percentage of 50.72%;
To install diesel generators to ensure emergency power supply for safety systems in buildings
11-12UBN at power unit No. 1;
To complete the installation of equipment in the reactor pit at power unit No. 2.
No. 3 and 4 of Leningrad NPP-2:
- To obtain a licence for the construction of nuclear facilities at power units No. 3 and 4.
International business:
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To reach key milestones in the construction of Akkuyu NPP (Turkey) and El Dabaa NPP (Egypt);
To continue the commissioning of power unit No. 2 at the Belarusian NPP and power unit No. 1 at
Rooppur NPP (Bangladesh);
To ship the first batches of cobalt-60 produced at Smolensk NPP and Kursk NPP;
To ensure that the Division's share in the global market for cobalt-60 for sterilisation reaches up to 30%;
To carry out scheduled preventive maintenance of power units abroad, including the supply of the
necessary equipment and provision of technical support by the personnel of Russian NPPs.
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36. The Programme has been extended until 2030 by Decree No. 202 of the President of the Russian Federation dated 14 April 2022 on the Extension of the
Comprehensive Programme 'Development of Technical Capabilities, Technology and Scientific Research in the Use of Nuclear Energy in the Russian Federation until
2024'.
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