News of the nuclear industry and energy

Vladimir Putin at the conference "Journey into the world of artificial Intelligence" (AI Journey) said that a new federal project for the development of robotics will appear in Russia. It is necessary to eliminate the gap between Russia and other countries in the implementation of industrial robots.

The criteria for striking are incomprehensible even to specialists

At the end of October, the administration of US President Joseph Biden finally introduced its fellow citizens to the unclassified version of the Nuclear Policy Review (NPR). A classified version of the review was sent to Congress in March of this year, but its public publication was postponed due to the start of a special military operation (SVO) of Russia in Ukraine.

Ex-White House official Roberts: Russia can defeat Ukraine in a day without nuclear weapons

Paul Craig Roberts, an ex-employee of the White House under the administration of Ronald Reagan, believes that the Russian military has not yet conducted combat operations in full force. He claims that the Russian Federation could destroy Ukraine in a day without the use of nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, The Hill article claims that the US withdrawal from NATO would contribute to the resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».

Rossiyskaya Gazeta, under the heading "General Designer Vladimir Degtyar: Sarmat has been put into serial production", published an interview with the General director and general designer of JSC "State Rocket Center named after Academician V. P. Makeev" (JSC "GRC Makeev", as part of the State Corporation "Roskomos") Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Degtyar.

When to expect "Sarmatians" in service and what they are capable of

Serial production of the fifth-generation RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles has begun in Russia. This was announced on November 23 by the general director of the Makeev State Rocket Center Vladimir Degtyar. Their characteristics make it possible to overcome even the most advanced defense systems. About the history of the development and testing of a powerful complex that will protect Russia in the next 40-50 years — in the material "Izvestia".

North Korea intends to create the "most powerful" strategic nuclear forces in the world to protect the sovereignty of the North Korean people and state. This was stated by the head of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un.

Military expert Kornev on the Sarmat missile: there are no weapons systems of this class in any country in the world

Dmitry Kornev, editor of the Militaryrussia portal, told Izvestia on November 24 about the Russian Sarmat intercontinental missile.

According to The Spectator magazine, in return, Beijing promised to convince Moscow to abandon the use of nuclear weapons

The administration of US President Joe Biden forced Poland not to supply Soviet MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in March after an insistent request from China, which fears an escalation of the Ukrainian conflict. This is reported on the website of the British magazine  The Spectator, citing sources in Chinese diplomatic circles.

Likhachev: almost all power lines at the Zaporozhye NPP are destroyed, Ukraine does not allow them to be restored

Kiev's actions do not allow the restoration of the destroyed power lines at the Zaporozhye NPP to begin, said the head of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted an application from Abilene Christian University (ACU) for a permit to build a molten salt research reactor (MSRR) on the university campus in Abilene, Texas. This is the first application for a new research reactor in the United States in more than 30 years and the first application for an advanced university research reactor.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian Armed Forces thwarted the attack of Ukrainian Marines in the Kupyansk direction with artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems

Damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday led to an emergency shutdown of all three Kiev-controlled nuclear power plants, the country's Energy Ministry said.

Politico: the Polish army is probably the strongest in Europe

Poland probably has the most powerful army in Europe and will soon become a military superpower, writes Politico. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what the Polish Armed Forces are armed with now and whether the forecast of American journalists is real.

The IAEA has made a statement about Iran's entry into a new level of uranium enrichment. The organization claims that now the Islamic Republic "has only one short step left to obtain uranium enriched to the weapons level."

There is no constructive contribution from Kiev on the issue of the "protective zone" around the NPP yet, the Russian Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna noted

The proposed measures to create a "protective zone" around the Zaporozhye NPP (ZAES) will not call into question Russia's control over the station. This was stated to TASS on Wednesday by the Permanent Representative of Russia to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov.

On November 22, 2022, in St. Petersburg, the Baltic Shipyard JSC (as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC - USC) held the ceremony of raising the National Flag on the third built universal nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 (LK-60YA) "Ural" (construction number 05708) and launching the fourth nuclear icebreaker under construction project 22220 "Yakutia" (construction number 05709). The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in both ceremonies in a videoconference format.

The lull that has been established since September at the Zaporozhye NPP was interrupted by dozens of new "arrivals" from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Rosatom stated that this led to the risk of a nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye NPP. Why has Kiev resumed shelling of the NPP and is trying to provoke a nuclear incident, will the creation of a safety zone at the plant help change the situation and under what conditions it may appear?

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) sees the need to contract the construction of four more icebreakers to work on the Northern Sea Route, USC head Alexey Rakhmanov told reporters on Tuesday.

Despite the fact that the current energy crisis in the EU is still in full swing, Western media are already predicting a new one for Europe.

Russia has sent the first Internet satellite "Skif-D" into orbit as part of the federal project "Sphere". This event can be considered an important achievement in the practical use of outer space.

The power units and one of the special corps of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant came under fire from the VFU

Armed formations of Ukraine on November 19 and 20 actively shelled the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. Ammunition exploded near the power units of the station, and one of them hit the roof of the special corps No. 2, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on November 20.