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Rosenergoatom: only the USA could have come up with the idea of storing ammunition at a nuclear power plant
Karchaa: only in the USA could they come up with placing weapons at Ukrainian nuclear power plants
The idea of storing ammunition on the territory of Ukrainian nuclear power plants could only have arisen in the United States, adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
The SVR of Russia announced the deployment of Western ammunition by Kiev on the territories of nuclear power plants
According to the ministry, at the end of 2022, several railway wagons of ammunition were delivered to the Rivne NPP from abroad
The Ukrainian military is engaged in the deployment of Western ammunition on the territories of nuclear power plants, in particular, we are talking about missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.
Rostec has manufactured the first serial high-power gas turbine for the Udarnaya thermal power plant
Rostec United Engine Corporation has manufactured the first serial gas turbine GTD-110M. The unit has been successfully tested at the Ivanovo PSU and will be transferred to the Udarnaya thermal power plant in the Krasnodar Territory. From 2024, it is planned to produce two such power plants annually.
Scholz told how Germany copes with the lack of Russian gas
Scholz revealed the secret of Germany's "survivability" without Russian gas
There will be no recession in Germany in 2023, Scholz said in an interview with Bloomberg. It's all about an unusually warm winter and the appearance of new LNG terminals, which allows the country to increase the supply of imported gas.
Ex-Minister of Bulgaria announced the secret supply of fuel to the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the start of the special operation
Asen Vasilev noted that the country has become one of the largest exporters of diesel to Ukraine
Bulgaria secretly supplied the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with diesel fuel after the start of a special Russian military operation. The oil product was produced at the Lukoil Neftochim Burgas oil refinery. This was reported on Wednesday by the German newspaper Die Welt with reference to ex-Bulgarian Finance Minister Asen Vasilev.
Germany warned of new military spending to protect against Russia
Die Welt: Europe is developing a plan to protect the North Sea from Russian drones
In the near future, the entire coast of the North Sea will be dotted with windmills for the production of electricity, writes Die Welt. And in this situation, the author of the article became concerned about security. Suddenly, Russia will do with the cables from the "wind turbines" the same way someone did with the pipes of its gas pipelines.
Swedish expert on Stockholm's investigation of the bombings: Ukraine had a motive
Welt: Sweden is investigating the explosions in the Baltic, but does not consider it timely to name their author
Sweden is conducting its own investigation into the explosions that destroyed three strands of the "Northern Streams", but does not share information with Russia, Welt reports. The Swedish expert attracted by the newspaper makes mysterious hints about Ukraine and asks to wait. Now, he says, it is "untimely" to announce the culprit.
How will the nuclear power industry of the future be arranged
The year 2022 showed an unusually high level of investment in nuclear energy – $ 49 billion. However, so far these investments mostly do not fall on standard Russian projects at all. One can hear more and more often: nuclear energy needs to change. Reactors should become smaller, cheaper and "closer to people" – and in the truest sense of the word. What will they be like in 10-20 years and what place will our country take in this?
2023 will rebuild the Russian economy
The coming year 2023 may become even more difficult from the economic point of view than 2022. With a high probability, we will see a drop in the volume of exports of Russia's most profitable goods, oil and gas – which means that the budget will also suffer. However, our country has an answer to this challenge.
The Kremlin revealed details of the conversation between Putin and Erdogan
The Russian President pointed to the destructive role of the West, pumping Ukraine with weapons and providing it with targeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in a telephone conversation with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the destructive role of the West pumping Ukraine with weapons and providing it with target designation. This was reported by the Kremlin's press service.
Russia is creating a whole range of breakthrough technologies
The response of Russian industry and science to Western sanctions was a sharp acceleration of its own technological developments. Rosatom, Roscosmos and a number of other leaders in their industries have shown particularly significant results in the past year. Domestic mechanical engineering displaces imported analogues, including surpassing them in quality.
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The Ukrainian crisis has split the European Union
Al-Ain: The EU has not been tested for strength by the Ukrainian crisis
The Ukrainian conflict has revealed the problems of the EU, which depends on NATO under the leadership of the United States, writes Al-Ain. Europe got into an energy crisis because of its own sanctions, and now the countries cannot agree on negotiations with Moscow or on other measures to get out of a difficult situation.
Rosenergoatom called the safety condition of the NPP
Rosenergoatom: the safety of the NPP is possible only if Kiev is obliged to stop the shelling
It is possible to create a security zone around the Zaporozhye NPP only under one condition - it is necessary to oblige Ukraine to stop the shelling of the station and the territories adjacent to it, according to Renat Karchaa, adviser to the general director of Rosenergoatom.
European sanctions against Russia are a shot in the foot
PS: transatlantic relations are starting to deteriorate due to sanctions
Europe's decision to abandon Russian energy resources has increased the likelihood of a deep recession. Europe will need years to recover from the unprecedented energy crisis, which it helped to start, writes PS.
The key of light: how did the strikes on infrastructure affect Ukraine
Emergency power outages have begun across the country
On December 16, Ukraine faced large-scale consequences of strikes on the energy infrastructure. Many cities remained de-energized, emergency power outages were introduced throughout the country. Ukrenergo said that more than half of the consumption of the country's energy system has been lost, which means "the onset of a system accident mode." Strikes on the infrastructure of Ukraine began after the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge and are taking place against the background of incessant shelling of residential areas of Donbass, experts remind.
Fuel—free generators based on graphene - a new way of innovative energy
In recent years, research on the study of neutrino particles and their possible interaction with substances has intensified, which was a direct consequence of the awarding of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald, the heads of two experimental groups, Super-Kamiokande and SNO, studying the properties of neutrinos.
AEM-Technologies Company has shipped the hydraulic capacity of the safety system for Akkuyu NPP
A branch of JSC "AEM-technologies" Izhora (part of the engineering division of Rosatom — Atomenergomash) completed the shipment of hydraulic capacities of the passive core bay system (SPZAZ) for the second power unit of the Akkuyu NPP (Turkey).
American scientists are going to announce a breakthrough in the field of thermonuclear fusion in the near future
According to a government official who wished to remain anonymous, scientists at the federal nuclear weapons facility have made potentially significant progress in research on thermonuclear fusion, which in the future could lead to the creation of an abundant source of energy.
Italy will supply Ukraine with defensive weapons and generators
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has previously stated that supplies will stop with the start of peace talks
Defensive weapons, including air defense systems, and generators will be included in the new package of Italian military assistance to Kiev. This was announced on Tuesday by Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.