Overview
- Egypt and Russia said the presidents will participate by videoconference in the unit 1 reactor pressure vessel installation event.
- The program calls for signing an order to acquire nuclear fuel as part of the ceremony.
- The reactor vessel, built at Rosatom’s Izhora plant, arrived by sea and was moved to the site on October 24.
- Egypt’s Labor Ministry announced roughly 4,500 additional construction jobs to support the next phase of work at El-Dabaa.
- El-Dabaa is Egypt’s first nuclear station, planned as four 1,200 MW VVER‑1200 units, with contracts covering long-term fuel supply, training, maintenance support, and spent-fuel storage.