Atomstroyexport (russian: Атомстройэкспорт) is the
Russian Federation's
nuclear power equipment and service exporter. It is a fully owned subsidiary of
Rosatom.
The activities of Atomstroyexport are financially supported by the Russian government. The President of ASE Group of Companies is Alexander Lokshin.
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History
The first research reactor was built and launched in China, in the "Institute of Nuclear Physics," in 1958. After two years in the city of
Lanzhou
Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...
to her it was erected a "Physical Institute". In it was an accelerator of the brand "U-150", specially built at the
Izhorskiye Zavody for the Chinese (150 - is the diameter of the magnet poles in cm), the
cyclotron, the deuteron has the energy of 18 MeV. The following year, the organization in the city of Rez (Czechoslovakia) is building "VVR-S", a research reactor (4 MW).
Recent period
The Russian nuclear vendor is building the first reactor power unit in
Iranian
Bushehr nuclear power plant located southwest of
Tehran under a US$1 billion contract signed in 1995. In 2007, AtomStroyExport signed a
memorandum of understanding with Ciner Insaat Ticaret ve Sanayi to promote its
VVER-design
pressurized water reactors in
Turkey. In
Bangladesh, proposals have been prepared to resurrect the potential Rooppur nuclear power plant. In the UK, Atomstroyexport would consider partnering with a Western manufacturer for a new UK builder.
[ In Morocco, Atomstroyexport is considering participation in construction of a nuclear power plant at ]Sidi Boulbra
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In late October 2006, the offer of Atomstroyexport for construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria, using third-generation VVER-1000/V-446B reactors, was approved. The first unit would be in operation by 2013 and the second a year later.[
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On 28 March 2012 the Bulgarian government announced the withdrawal from the Belene project due to a negative report regarding the viability of the future power plant and the lack of another major European or American investor.
Between 1999 and 2007, Atomstroyexport constructed the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in China, which consists of two VVER reactors with 1,060 MW each, and has signed an agreement for construction of units 3 and 4. Unit 5 to 8 are firmly planned.[
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On 19 February 2008, Atomstroyexport signed a cooperation agreement with Technopromexport
Technopromexport (russian: Технопромэкспорт) is a Russian engineering company that builds energy facilities in Russia and abroad, including hydropower, thermal, geo-thermal and diesel power plants, power lines and electricity sub ...
, a Russian exporter of other large-scale power generation types, on the construction and management of power projects in Russia and abroad.[
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On 14 December 2009, Atomstroyexport bought Nukem Technologies for 23.5 million Euros, adding nuclear power plant decommissioning, waste management and engineering services to its portfolio.
Atomstroyexport has supplied the technology, the equipment, the components and the individual systems towards building six VVER-1000 reactors for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India built in collaboration with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), with an installed capacity of 6,000 MW of electricity.
References
External links
Official website of Atomstroyexport
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Nuclear technology companies of Russia
Technology companies established in 1973
Companies of the Soviet Union
Rosatom
Nuclear technology in the Soviet Union
Companies based in Moscow
Ministry of Foreign Trade (Soviet Union)
1973 establishments in Russia