JSC Atomenergoprom Annual Report
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In accordance with the Company's international business strategy, the target for the total installed capacity
of overseas wind farms to be owned by the Company by 2030 has been set at 5 GW.
Hydrogen energy
An integrated road map for the development of the Hydrogen Energy high-technology area until 2030 has
been approved. On 16 January 2023, the Government of the Russian Federation and ROSATOM signed an
Agreement on Cooperation in the Development of Hydrogen Energy.
Under the agreement, by 2030, ROSATOM will implement a programme focused on domestically developed
technologies for the production and handling of hydrogen, will start mass production of Russian electrolysis
units of various capacity and will work on a project to build a nuclear power plant for hydrogen production
comprising an HTGR and chemical processing facilities.
In February 2022, JSC Atomenergoprom's companies participated in the establishment of the National
Hydrogen Energy Development Union (the National Hydrogen Union). The Union aims to promote
cooperation between businesses and research institutes in order to develop hydrogen energy in Russia,
coordinate the efforts of market players, support the implementation of the National Hydrogen Programme,
and formulate proposals for regulations on support to be provided to the sector jointly with government
agencies. It is expected that the Union's members will include companies, consumers, financial institutions
and research organisations.
In the reporting year, a number of agreements were signed with Russian and foreign partners in order to
develop cooperation and unlock opportunities for joint implementation of pilot hydrogen projects. As a
follow-up to an R&D cooperation agreement with Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), a
contract was signed for the delivery of a pilot hydrogen production module.
Logistics services
The number of shiploads transported in 2022 increased by 10 compared to 2021 and totalled 19. 75,000
freight tonnes of cargo were transported (up by 50,000 tonnes compared to 2021).
The order portfolio totalled RUB 3.5 billion, up by RUB 1.7 billion compared to 2021. Cargo deliveries
were made for Rooppur NPP (Bangladesh), Akkuyu NPP (Turkey) and Kudankulam NPP (India). In addition,
cargo deliveries from Russia, India, China and other countries were arranged. Customs clearance of
20 million tonnes of coal to be transported to China was arranged.
In 2022, test cargoes were transported along the North - South and Silk Road International Transport Corridors.
Amid restrictions imposed by the EU on Russia and Russian hauliers, cargoes critical for NPP equipment
manufacture were delivered to Russia. Oversized cargo with a volume of about 1,500 m³ was shipped to
Rooppur NPP, setting a record in the history of Rusatom Cargo.
To support the implementation of the Eurasian Container Transit project, in 2022, contracts were signed
for the design of Arctic container ships and the Western Transport and Logistics Hub (WTLH); a conceptual
design of the container ship was developed, and the relevant tests were conducted. As part of the
development of the WTLH, a lease agreement was concluded for a land plot in the Murmansk Region in
order to carry out surveys. Engineering surveys were mostly completed in 2022. In 2022, a concept for the
digitisation of the Eurasian Container Transit project was developed and approved; these developments
underpin the design of the WTLH and the commercial fleet.
In 2023, the Company plans to take steps to improve the efficiency of logistics arrangements in the industry
and to develop commercial logistics.
Gas and petrochemical industry
In March 2022, the first tests were completed on a new test bench for medium- and large-capacity
equipment for LNG projects built by JSC Atomenergomash at the site of JSC Efremov Institute of
Electrophysical Apparatus (NIIEFA) in Saint Petersburg; the test bench is unique in Europe.
The first item of equipment to be tested on the test bench was the ENK 2000/241 large-capacity cryogenic
LNG pump designed to load liquefied gas from storage tanks into the tanks of an LNG carrier. It is currently
the most efficient LNG pump manufactured in Russia. The successful tests confirmed the reliability
and operability of equipment made in Russia and validated the capabilities of JSC Atomenergoprom's
Mechanical Engineering Division in the sphere of development of new high-technology products for the
gas industry.
The development of a fundamentally new LNG storage and transportation technology involving the use
of independent tanks made of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic was initiated. Research focused on the
development of a cargo containment system, including the design of a Project 10070 gas tanker, was
completed, and positive feedback was obtained from both the Maritime Register and Russian shipowners
that are potential customers for this product. The project was included in the Northern Sea Route
development plan until 2035 and supported by the interdepartmental Commission on Promoting National
Interests in the Arctic under the Security Council.
In the reporting year, the Company initiated the production of a pilot prototype of the first Russian
working fluid turboexpander with the fullest possible use of domestically produced components and the
first Russian LNG marine loading arm, with tests scheduled for 2023.
Nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet
Enterprises in the Mechanical Engineering Division shipped a total of eight RITM-200 reactors for four
nuclear icebreakers.
Small nuclear power plants
An agreement was signed with PJSC Selidgar to supply power from a small nuclear power plant for the
development of the Kyuchus deposit in the Ust-Yansky and Verkhoyansky Districts in the Sakha Republic
(Yakutia). Under the agreement, the world's first onshore small NPP with a RITM-200N reactor unit
will supply electricity for 40 years starting from 2028. A positive opinion was obtained from the State
Environmental Expert Review Board for supporting materials for the licence for the placement of the NPP.
ROSATOM signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East
and Arctic to build a small NPP with a RITM-200N reactor in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) as part of the Far
Eastern Concession Programme.
On 16 June 2022, a letter of intent on cooperation in the promotion of small NPP projects based on the
SHELF-M reactor unit (up to 10 MW) was signed with the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) at the Saint Petersburg
Economic Forum.
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