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Russia
Abandoned Constructions
12
Under Construction
7
Operating
34
Closed
14
Number of Reactors
(as of May 2026)
29.8
Mean Age of Reactor Fleet
(as of May 2026)
17.8%
Stable
Nuclear Share in Electricity Production
(2024)
1
2
WNISR
in the Media –
2 March 2026
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Beyond Oil and Gas: Russia’s Nuclear Leverage Explained
Russian oil and gas face sanctions, but nuclear energy is another story.
DW
shows how far Russia’s influence extends, and why countries continue to turn to it for nuclear energy. by Emmy Sasipornkarn • 26 February 2026 In the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the West has moved to cut off Moscow’s oil and gas revenues — from
US
President Donald Trump hitting India with tariffs for buying Russian oil to the European Union vowing to phase out Russian gas imports “once and for all” by (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
29 December 2022
Le Monde (France)
Russian nuclear energy, the industry that has gone unsanctioned by the West
“The Russian nuclear industry is essential for the operation of many power plants in Europe.” By Perrine Mouterde and Marjorie Cessac • Published 3 December 2022 From gas to coal, the war in Ukraine, by provoking an energy crisis of unprecedented proportions, has exposed Europe’s dependence on Russia’s hydrocarbon sector. But another dependency has so far received very little attention: In the eastern part of the European Union (
EU
) in particular, member states rely on the Russian (…)
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in the Media –
29 December 2022 [fr]
Le Monde (France)
Le nucléaire russe, l’autre dépendance énergétique européenne
«
C’est un des rares secteurs de l’économie russe à ne pas être concerné par les sanctions, car l’industrie russe du nucléaire est indispensable pour faire tourner les centrales de nombreux dans l’est de l’
UE
.
» Par Perrine Mouterde & Marjorie Cessac • Publié le 29 Novembre 2022 Gaz, pétrole, charbon. La guerre en Ukraine, en provoquant une crise énergétique d’ampleur inédite, a clairement exposé les liens des pays européens avec le secteur des hydrocarbures russes. Mais une autre (…)
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26 February 2022
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Russian Nuclear Industry Starts Nuclear Reactor Construction in China—Anyways
WNISR
, 26 February 2022 Construction of the Tianwan-8 reactor, a Russian
VVER
-1200 design, began 25 February 2022 with the pouring of base mat concrete. Located in Lianyungang City on the Yellow Sea coast of Jiangsu province in eastern China, six reactors are currently operating at the site, and according to Russian state nuclear company, Rosatom, Tianwan units 7 and 8, now both under construction, are scheduled to “be commissioned in 2026-2027.” The Tianwan plant is owned and operated by (…)
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Essential News –
15 February 2022
WNISR
– Nuclear Power 2021
Highest Number of Reactor Closures in a Decade
2021 in nuclear numbers—Six reactor startups, ten less than planned at the beginning of the year. Eight closures plus two closure announcements. Ten construction starts. Three reactors in Long-Term Outage (
LTO
) restarted, two closed. As of 1 January 2022, 412 reactors in operation, 25 in
LTO
, and 55 under construction. The Year 2021 saw the largest number of nuclear reactor closures in a decade, since 2011, when the Fukushima disaster began. Three of the six remaining units were closed (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
27 January 2022
Forbes (U.S.)
Current Climate: Solar Roofs’ Mainstream Route, Electric Batteries’ Recycling Imperative, And A Chat About Nuclear Energy
Climate Talks: Sofia Lotto Persio interviews Mycle Schneider. Abstract of “Current Climate”, weekly sustainability news published by Forbes. by Sofia Lotto Persio Published 8 January 2022 Hello and welcome to the first Current Climate issue of 2022. [...] In Climate Talks, I spoke to Mycle Schneider, lead author of the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report, about whether nuclear power is truly a sustainable energy source. [...] Climate Talks The International Atomic (…)
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Essential News –
6 January 2022
WNISR
Closure of Kursk-1 in Russia
The Kursk-1 reactor was closed on 19 December 2021, to the day 45 years after its first grid connection on 19 December 1976, plant operator Joint Stock Company Concern Rosenergoatom announced. The Chernobyl type,
RBMK
-
925MW
reactor was originally scheduled for permanent closure in late 2023 when construction of the new Kursk-
II
unit 1 was planned to be completed. The Kursk-
II
project consists of two
VVER1200
MW
which are the
TOI
or
VVER
-V-510 design, construction of which began 29 April (…)
WNISR
in the Media –
16 December 2021
Wall Street Journal (
USA
)
U.K., Joining Trend, Sees Nuclear as Key to Cut Carbon Emissions
Britain’s plan for net-zero carbon output by 2050 includes new nuclear investments, with China, France and India also expanding production By Max Colchester, Jennifer Hiller and Paul Vieira Published 19 October 2021 The
U.K.
said Tuesday that nuclear power would play an important role in underpinning its plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, joining a growing group of countries turning back to atomic energy as they consider how to wean themselves off fossil fuels. The announcement (…)
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Essential News –
13 May 2021
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Grid Connection for China’s Tianwan-6
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, 13 May 2021 The Tianwan-6 reactor was connected to the grid on 11 May 2021. Photo: Tianwan Units 5 and 6. Located on the Yellow Sea coast of Jiangsu province, in eastern China, the reactor was built by the China National Nuclear Corporation (
CNNC
). Tianwan-6 has been under construction since 7 September 2016. Unit-5 was connected to the grid on 8 August 2020. Both units are of the
ACPR
-1000 design, a more advanced version of China General Nuclear Corporation’s (
CGN
) Generation (…)
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Essential News –
27 October 2020
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Nuclear Reactor Startup in Russia
Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant - Photo Rosatom
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, 27 October 2020 Grid connection of Leningrad-2 unit 2 took place on 23 October 2020. This is the third reactor startup in the world this year following grid connections in China and the United Arab Emirates in August 2020, while four units were closed so far (two each in France and in the U.S.). The reactor, also known as Leningrad-6, is located at Sosnovy Bor in Western Russia and follows grid connection of Leningrad-2 unit 1 on 7 (…)
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