News of the nuclear industry and energy

Rosatom has again fully fulfilled the state defense order in 2021, said Alexey Likhachev, Director General of the state corporation.

On December 24, the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) hosted the signing ceremony of the act of acceptance and transfer of the first serial universal nuclear icebreaker "Siberia" project 22220. The ceremony was held on board the newest vessel.

The US Air Force Research Laboratory and Northrop Grumman have converted solar energy into radio frequency waves using sandwich tiles. This is the first step in creating a system for transmitting energy from space to terrestrial military bases, in the future it is planned to assemble more powerful composite panels from such tiles.

The American media appreciated the power of the Russian nuclear submarine of the fourth generation. We are talking about a new strategic missile submarine "Prince Oleg".

According to The National Interest, the main purpose of the Borei-class submarines, to which the Prince Oleg belongs, is the destruction of enemy cities. Moreover, the submarine will be able to deliver such crushing blows even if other nuclear forces are destroyed. The same task, by the way, is facing submarines armed with ballistic missiles that other countries have.

The National Interest: the missile-carrying cruiser "Prince Oleg" is capable of destroying cities

The underwater missile-carrying cruiser "Prince Oleg" is capable of turning entire cities into ruins. This fear was expressed by journalist Peter Suciu in an article for The National Interest magazine.

Dismissal on such grounds is possible if there is no other military position that is not related to the operation of nuclear munitions, to which a serviceman can be appointed under a contract.

The military exercises conducted by Iran this week in the Persian Gulf were a warning to Israel, said Hossein Salami, commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, amid fears that Tel Aviv may be hatching plans to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.

The Pakistani military has launched a version of its Babur cruise missile with an extended range. According to the Associated Press, a munition called Babur 1B can hit targets at a distance of more than 900 kilometers. Its early version had a range of only 450 kilometers.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu named priority tasks for equipping the army next year. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Kornev commented on the plans of the defense department.

Shoigu: the share of modern weapons in Russia's nuclear triad has reached a historical record

The share of modern weapons in Russia's nuclear triad has reached a historical record of 89.1 percent. This was stated by the head of the country's Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu at the annual board of the military department, Interfax reports.

The share of modern weapons in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has exceeded 71%, in the nuclear forces - 89%, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The equipment of the Russian nuclear triad with modern weapons has reached the highest level in history, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

In 2022, 21 launchers with intercontinental ballistic missiles "Yars", "Avangard" and "Sarmat" will be on combat duty of the Strategic Missile Forces.

The first serial nuclear icebreaker of the project 22220 "Siberia" returned to the berth of the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) after passing the final stage of the factory sea trials program.

The Russian Federation will continue to pay increased attention to the development of the Armed Forces. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on December 21.

The first test launch of the newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" will not take place this year. Earlier, a TASS source in the defense industry said that one launch will be carried out by the end of 2021.

Specialists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have developed a fundamentally different coating for nuclear fuel cells. According to them, it will significantly increase their corrosion resistance and almost eliminate the risk of leaks.

Russia will take measures to "balance" the situation if NATO places nuclear weapons near the country's borders, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He also added that in such a situation, "a variety of options are possible."

One of the scientific enterprises of the Russian nuclear concern, NIKIET, within the framework of the program entitled "Development of promising low-power energy sources" and with the participation of representatives of the St. Petersburg Institute of Laser and Welding Technologies, for the first time created a mock-up of capacitive equipment for the pressure and volume compensation of a thermal carrier for a low-power nuclear reactor using additive technologies. Or, if more understandable, using 3D printing.

According to Western media reports, as part of the so-called arms race on the subcontinent, India conducted the eighth test of a strategic intercontinental ballistic missile "AGNI-5" (AGNI-5) of its own design. The launch that took place was the first "user launch" after the system was put into service and the first night test of the product.