Moscow
Address: 35 ulitsa Malaya Ordynka, building 3, Moscow
113184
Telephone: (095) 737-9037
E-mail: info@atomstroyexport.ru
http://www.atomex.ru
Ministry of Atomic Energy
Director: Yevgeniy Yakovlev
Atomstroyeksport is an independent organization within the
Minatom system.[1] It
was created in 1998 after merging Atomenergoeksport with Zarubezhatomenergostroy.[2]
Atomstroyeksport is the leading organization in the Russian nuclear industry
dealing with export-import operations.[1] Click
here
to see a table showing
Atomstroyeksport's position in
the Minatom structure.
Atomstroyeksport
is a general
supplier of nuclear reactor equipment and a general contractor for construction of nuclear
facilities in foreign countries.[1] Atomstroyeksport works
with numerous Russian subcontractors to meet the terms of its contracts and
to fulfill the obligations set forth in international agreements between the
Soviet Union (subsequently Russia) and Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia
(the Czech Republic and Slovakia), Finland, Cuba, Iran, China, India, and
other countries.[2] Atomstroyeksport conducts surveys of proposed facility
locations, provides research and engineering services, produces
and supplies nuclear equipment, supplies nuclear fuel, loads reactor cores, maintains nuclear power plants, upgrades existing facilities,
shuts down nuclear power plants, and trains the staff of nuclear
facilities.[3]
As of 2001, Atomstroyeksport is overseeing the construction of nuclear power reactors in China and Iran and
is working on a nuclear power plant project for India.[4] (See the Russia:
Nuclear and Missile Exports section of the NIS Profiles database for
information on exports to China, Iran, and India.) Atomstroyeksport also provides services for nuclear power plants
built with Soviet and Russian assistance in Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, and
Ukraine.[5]
Atomstroyeksport is comprised of three offices in
Moscow, which have the following divisions:
Main Office
Directorate for Import and Trade Operations
Directorate for Cooperation with the Countries of
Eastern Europe
Office 2
Address: 4 Letnikovskaya ulitsa, building 5
Directorate for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant in Iran
Directorate for Cooperation with the Countries of
the Commonwealth of Independent States, Libya, Syria, and Cuba
Office 3
Address: 5 Potapovskiy pereulok,
building 4, Moscow 113184
Directorate for Quality Control and Standardization
Directorate for Construction of Nuclear Power Plants in China and India
(For more recent developments, see the Nuclear Research Facilities Developments file):
4/24/2003: ATOMSTROYEKSPORT OPENS
A SUBSIDIARY IN FINLAND
Nucleonics Week reported on 24 April 2003 that Atomstroyeksport has formed a Finnish
subsidiary. The primary goal of the newly created enterprise,
Oivavoima Oy,
is to facilitate Atomstroyeksport's bid to construct Finland's fifth nuclear
reactor. In addition, Atomstroyeksport hired the
Kreab Group, an international
public relations agency, to help with its campaign in Finland. Atomstroyeksport
is one of three companies bidding on the reactor construction with its VVER
91/99 design. The unit is based on traditional VVER-100 PWR reactor designs but has enhanced
safety and performance features. Atomstroyeksport's competitors on the project are
General Electric (US) and
Framatome ANP
(France). Atomstroyeksport also hopes
to use its Finnish subsidiary as a base for marketing nuclear technology from
Russian heavy machinery manufacturer
United Heavy Machinery (OMZ) throughout the European Union.
9/23/2002: REACTOR CONTRACTS
SIGNED
ITAR-TASS
reported on 23 September 2002 that Russia and India had signed three contracts
concerning the delivery of Russian equipment and materials for nuclear power
plants under construction in India. The contracts also specify that Russian
specialists will assist in equipment assembly. The total number of
Russian specialists in India may reach 300. According to Atomstroyeksport,
the total value of the contracts was $1 billion.
8/23/2002: NEW CONTRACTS WITH
INDIA SIGNED
On 23 August 2002, Atomstroyeksport and the
Nuclear Power
Corporation of India signed contracts for (1) the provision of equipment and
materials for the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, (2) the provision of
equipment and materials from third party countries, and (3) the provision of
nuclear power specialists. The contracts were negotiated under the 2001 General Framework Agreement
between Russia and India.
8/28/2002: RUSSIA HOPES TO EXPAND NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES MARKET SHARE
On 28 August 2002,
Atomstroyeksport General Director Viktor Kozlov told ITAR-TASS that
Russia was ready to expand its presence on the global nuclear technologies
market. Kozlov said the East would be the most likely area of Russian activity, and
considered US and European markets closed to Russian firms. According to Kozlov, successful implementation of Russian programs in Iran, India, and China
will contribute to Russia's expansion into other markets.
4/26/2002: ATOMSTROYEKSPORT BEGINS WORK ON KOODANKULAM NPP
On 26 April 2002, Atomstroyeksport Director Viktor Kozlov
told Interfax that the company has completed the construction of the foundation
for a nuclear power plant at Koodankulam and is now beginning to work on the
reactor section and the plant building. Kozlov said that orders for the manufacture of the facility's main
equipment have been placed at Russian engineering plants.
Izhorskiye Zavody, the St. Petersburg
branch of Unified Engineering Plants (OMZ), has started the construction of the
reactor shell and other equipment for the Koodankulam plant. Two other plants located
in St. Petersburg, Elektrosila and the Leningrad Metal Plant, will fabricate a
turbo-generator and a steam turbine for power unit No. 1 at Koodankulam.
According to Kozlov, assembly of the equipment will begin in 2-3 years.
4/25/2002: OMZ TO SUPPLY EQUIPMENT FOR KOODANKULAM
Interfax reported on 25 April 2002 that the Unified Engineering Plants (OMZ)
company has secured a contract to supply 12,000t of equipment,
including pipes, steam generators, heat exchangers, and reactor frames, for the Koodankulam NPP.
The contract also requires OMZ to assemble the equipment it
provides on the site. The cost of the equipment is estimated at $294 million.
Izhorskiye Zavody, an OMZ branch located in St. Petersburg, will build two water
cooled reactors for delivery in 2005.
1/3/2002: RUSSIA BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NUCLEAR
REACTORS FOR KOODANKULAM NPP
ITAR-TASS reported on 3 January 2002 that Russia has
begun the construction of two units for the Koodankulam NPP. A
contract that was signed on 6 November 2001 specifies that Russia will deliver to
India two
VVER-1000 reactors with a generating capacity of 1,000MW. The Atomstroyeksport company will be responsible for the construction of the NPP and will sign a
contract with
Izhorskiye Zavody on the production of reactors and associated
equipment for the NPP.
8/2/2001: TURBINES FOR CHINESE NPP TESTED
On 2 August 2001 Interfax reported that the St.
Petersburg-based Leningrad Metallurgy Plant (LMZ) had completed testing one
of two 1,000MW turbines for the Tianwan nuclear power plant (NPP). This NPP
is being built
in China under a 1997 Russian-Chinese intergovernmental agreement. LMZ is a
subcontractor of Atomstroyeksport, which is implementing a $130 million deal with
China to supply equipment for the Tianwan NPP. As of
2 August 2001, the second turbine was being built, and talks were underway
for the supply of a third and a fourth turbine for the Tianwan NPP.
11/9/2001: ATOMSTROYEKSPORT DIRECTOR DISCUSSES
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR PROJECTS IN INDIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES
In an interview with Vek
on 9 November 2001, Atomstroyeksport General Director Viktor Kozlov
announced that the company's contract with the Corporation for Atomic Energy of
India to build the Indian Koodankulam NPP has been approved and will earn Russia about $3 billion.
Approximately 500 Russian industrial enterprises will be
involved in providing services for the construction that is expected to be
completed by 2009. According to Kozlov, Russian nuclear institutions
depend on foreign contracts to provide the necessary income to remain in
operation. Commenting on Russian nuclear projects in other countries, Kozlov
said that the Bushehr NPP in Iran is nearing completion, and the future
construction of a second unit at Bushehr is also anticipated. Russia
is building two units at the Chinese Tianwan NPP, and in Slovakia two completed units
recently went online at the Mochovce NPP. Russian
institutes are currently modernizing the Kozloduy NPP in Bulgaria, and will be bidding
for a contract next year to build a NPP unit in Finland. Kozlov said
that these various projects are a political success for Russia because they
help integrate Russia into the global economy.
11/6/2001: RUSSIA AND INDIA
SIGN AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NUCLEAR REACTORS AT KOODANKULAM
On 6 November 2001 Atomstroyeksport and the Indian Atomic Energy Corporation signed a general
agreement on the construction of
Koodankulam NPP. This agreement follows the
20 November 1988 agreement between the USSR and India on the construction of the NPP, and a supplementary agreement signed on 21 June 1998. The general
agreement covers the amount of Russian equipment deliveries and services,
mutual obligations, and the NPP construction schedule. In the next two months
the two organizations are expected to sign a contract for preparing technical
documentation for the NPP, and a contract for the production of long
production lead-time items. Contracts will also be signed with individual
Russian firms providing equipment for the NPP.
7/24/2001: RUSSIA AND INDIA AGREE ON THE COST OF
KOODANKULAM NPP CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
On 24 July 2001 the Russian-Indian coordination
committee signed a protocol, which set the cost of the joint Indian-Russian
project to build the Koodankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) in India at $2.97
billion dollars. Atomstroyeksport Director General Viktor Kozlov indicated that this figure may change
slightly in the future. The protocol also set the schedule for
construction. According to Kozlov, Russia and India will sign contracts to
prepare technical documentation for the project by the end of 2001. Both
sides will sign contracts on delivery of reactors and turbines for the NPP
in January 2002. According to the Chairman of the Nuclear Power Corporation of
India V.K. Chaturvedi, Russia will provide India with a loan covering 54% of
the cost of the project at a 4% annual interest rate. The first reactor at
Koodankulam NPP is scheduled for commissioning in December 2007.
9/24/99: LENINGRAD METAL
WORKS TO SUPPLY TURBINES TO BUSHEHR PLANT
The St. Petersburg company Leningrad Metal Works
(LMZ) has signed a contract with
Atomstroyeksport to supply a 1000MW turbine
worth $38 million for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.
LMZ won
the contract in competition with the
Kharkiv Turbine Works. The turbine
will be delivered in the second half of 2000. The recently organized
company LMZ-Engineering will be responsible for the design, start up, and
adjustment work on the turbine. According to
LMZ’s press service,
LMZ-Engineering is also currently holding talks with the
Koodankulam
nuclear power station in India to supply another 1000MW turbine.
The Indian order would be worth more than $100 million.
Last updated 8 July 2004
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