Overview
- In Mumbai, Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev and India’s atomic energy head Ajit Kumar Mohanty discussed broader cooperation spanning large and small reactors and the nuclear fuel cycle.
- At India’s Kudankulam plant, unit 3 is in pre-start operations with safety systems testing ahead, work and deliveries continue on unit 4, and construction is active on units 5 and 6.
- Likhachev said Kudankulam unit 2 is moving to an 18‑month fuel cycle after unit 1, with future units to operate on 18‑month cycles from startup to improve efficiency.
- In Egypt, Sergei Shoigu said the unit 1 reactor vessel for El-Dabaa has been delivered and its installation is planned for November 19, with construction reported on schedule and about 3,500 Egyptian workers engaged.
- Rosatom is preparing for a possible restart of the Zaporizhzhia plant without a decision or timeline, and work toward launching Kursk NPP‑2 unit 1 continues in line with plan given security conditions.